Passer-by tried to tackle Glasgow vape shop fire which led to inferno

An eyewitness has told the BBC that he tried to tackle a fire at a vape shop next to Glasgow Central station but had to abandon the attempt after a series of explosions. The fire at the shop in Union Street broke out at about 15:45 on Sunday. Later the entire building was engulfed in an inferno that caused its partial collapse. Lamin Kongira told BBC Scotland News he had been walking past when a shopkeeper ran out saying "fire, fire". "I ran into the shop and I saw a small fire under the counter," he said. Lamin said there was an adapter charging system - full of chargers - and that's where the fire was. Lamin then dashed next door to the Subway sandwich shop to get help. He said he came back with a fire extinguisher and tried to fight the fire. But two explosions in the vape shop meant that he had to turn around and shout at passers-by to "get back". Lamin said he thought it was the second explosion that spread the fire to other parts of the building. Video posted on X shows Lamin trying to keep people away from the shop as smoke billows from its doorway. He runs back to the shop to grab another man who tries to tackle the fire with a fire extinguisher. Watching the video back, La

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