Glasgow Union Street fire: What we know so far

A huge blaze that engulfed a B-listed Victorian building in the centre of Glasgow on Sunday evening has left Scotland's busiest railway station shut down for days and destroyed dozens of businesses. Here is what we know so far about the fire and its aftermath. The fire started in a vape shop on Union Street at about 15:45 on Sunday, with firefighters being called soon afterwards. The blaze later engulfed the entire building which occupied the corner of Union Street and Gordon Street, next to Glasgow Central Station, causing it to partially collapse. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said six crews were initially sent to the four-floor building. Videos posted on X show smoke billowing out of a ground-floor vape shop next to a side entrance to the railway station. An eyewitness told BBC Scotland News that he tried to tackle the fire at the vape shop but had to abandon the attempt after a series of explosions. Lamin Kongira said he had been walking past when a shopkeeper ran out shouting "fire, fire". He said he ran into the shop, where he saw an adapter charging system - full of chargers - under the counter and a small fire. Lamin then went next door to the Subway sandwich shop to