Watch: Huge fire near Glasgow Central station rips through building as firefighters battle blaze
A building on Union Street has partially collapsed after a fire which shut Glasgow Central station
A major building fire has forced the closure of Scotland's busiest railway station "until further notice".
The four-storey building in Union Street – which housed the vape shop where the fire reportedly started – caught fire on Sunday afternoon.
The building, adjacent to Glasgow Central railway station, has now partially collapsed, and National Rail said the station will remain closed with “no estimate on when the station will reopen”.
“We expect disruption to continue on routes to/from/through Glasgow Central until at least the end of the day,” National Rail said in a statement.
As of 6.45am, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said crews were still battling the fire with nine appliances at the scene, and people are urged to avoid the area where possible.
A spokesperson said: “Firefighters were mobilised at 3.46pm on Sunday, 8 March, to reports of a fire on the ground floor of a four-storey building.
“Operations remain ongoing and there have been no reports of casualties.”
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