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Glasgow School of Art's Mackintosh building set ablaze for second time

on Jun 16, 2018 | 0 comments

By Taruka Srivastav

Glasgow School of Art’s iconic Mackintosh building caught fire yesterday, a year before it was set to be reopened having been extensively refurbished after another five four years ago.

More than 120 firefighters were deployed by Scottish Fire and Rescue Services to tackle the fire. The building was in the completion of being repaired having been ablaze in 2014, resulting in loss of the art work of the students at the time.

Neighbouring nightclub, the 02 ABC has also been badly damaged according to reports and videos shared through social media.

The 2014 fire had destroyed around 20% of the western wing Read full story ›

Source: The Drum