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14:49, 16-Jun-2018
Large blaze rips through Glasgow School of Art
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A large blaze ripped through an architecturally important building at the Glasgow School of Art on Friday, the second time in four years that fire has damaged the famed Scottish school.
More than 60 firefighters were battling the blaze early on Saturday morning, and images posted on social media showed flames and smoke billowing from the roof of the Glasgow School of Art's Mackintosh Building.
Fire ravaged the building in May 2014, and an expensive restoration project had been returning it to its former glory.
The building was designed by artist and architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh and built between 1897 and 1909.
The Scottish fire and rescue service said the call about the fire came in at 11:19 p.m. on Friday local time (10:19 GMT) and that there were no immediate reports of casualties.
The cause of the blaze was not immediately clear.
A number of roads around the art school were closed while crews tackled the blaze.
Source(s): AP
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