Fire destroys Union Corner building at Glasgow Central Station
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Fire destroys Union Corner building at Glasgow Central Station
BBC news . Fire at Glasgow central station
Sky news .Fire near Glasgow central station which is correct , ?
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09-03-2026, 10:40
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Re: BBC or sky news who's right
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All trains cancelled at Glasgow Central Station as huge fire destroys neighbouring building
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09-03-2026, 11:17
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Re: BBC or sky news who's right
the irony is all the smoke and flames came from a vape shop
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09-03-2026, 11:50
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Re: BBC or sky news who's right
Both right......The building that has been destroyed by fire is on the corner of Union Street and Gordon Street in Glasgow city centre.
The Union Corner building, which dates from 1851, is actually connected to Glasgow Central Station, one of the busiest railway stations in the UK.
Per BBC news
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09-03-2026, 14:53
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Re: BBC or sky news who's right
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Both right......The building that has been destroyed by fire is on the corner of Union Street and Gordon Street in Glasgow city centre.
The Union Corner building, which dates from 1851, is actually connected to Glasgow Central Station, one of the busiest railway stations in the UK.
Per BBC news
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What I was wondering if connected , thanks 👍
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09-03-2026, 15:40
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Re: BBC or sky news who's right
It was this one. Connected to, but not actually a part of, the station. For those who walk the city centre, it was a landmark, and if it’s replaced by anything other than a proper restoration/recreation it will indelibly change the cityscape for the worse.
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09-03-2026, 15:57
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Re: Fire destroys Union Corner building at Glasgow Central Station
May be some flats 
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09-03-2026, 16:06
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Re: Fire destroys Union Corner building at Glasgow Central Station
There would be hell to pay if they tried - it would need the council to approve change-of-use which would go down like a lead balloon.
The real risk is that someone proposes putting up just another glass and steel box, gets turned down, and we’re left with a blackened hole in the ground for 10 years surrounded by wooden fencing with grotty fly-posters all over it.
The architecture there is all mid-19th century, built in local yellow sandstone. Union Corner was a grade B listed building which is about as high as you go without being a castle or national trust monument.
This was how it used to look:
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09-03-2026, 16:51
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Re: Fire destroys Union Corner building at Glasgow Central Station
A pity the dome was destroyed  . I hope it gets re-instated.
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09-03-2026, 17:19
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Re: Fire destroys Union Corner building at Glasgow Central Station
Premier inn with a macy-ds underneath, it's ideally situated next to the station
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Re: Fire destroys Union Corner building at Glasgow Central Station
There's a Billy Connolly Song about that Station
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Re: Fire destroys Union Corner building at Glasgow Central Station
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Premier inn with a macy-ds underneath, it's ideally situated next to the station
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There is a McDs at the bottom of Union street at the four corners. The station already houses a large hotel called Central Hotel. Thankfully the fire did not spread to that.
Seeing that building gutted by fore is heart breaking. Walked past it almost everyday and was also the location of a well known chippy - The Blue Lagoon.
A large number of businesses were withing the building including a tattoo shop, beauty salon and many others. Feel sorry for all those small businesses the most.
Station closed till at least Wednesday, with buses taking big diversions as Union Street was the main bus route to south of the city.
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Re: Fire destroys Union Corner building at Glasgow Central Station
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There is a McDs at the bottom of Union street at the four corners. The station already houses a large hotel called Central Hotel. Thankfully the fire did not spread to that.
Seeing that building gutted by fore is heart breaking. Walked past it almost everyday and was also the location of a well known chippy - The Blue Lagoon.
A large number of businesses were withing the building including a tattoo shop, beauty salon and many others. Feel sorry for all those small businesses the most.
Station closed till at least Wednesday, with buses taking big diversions as Union Street was the main bus route to south of the city.
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Thank goodness, this is one of my favourite hotels.
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Re: Fire destroys Union Corner building at Glasgow Central Station
It transpires that Glasgow had 6 high-reach fire engines until 2023, when SNP government cuts to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service reduced that number to 2. Both of which were out of action due to maintenance on Sunday when the city actually needed them. One had to be driven *from*Edinburgh*.
While I’m ever-keen to put the boot in to the SNP whenever possible, it seems to me this country (by which I mean the entire UK) has slipped into a dark place where we are unable to think strategically. We know the price of everything and the value of nothing, and that’s a potentially fatal flaw when it comes to equipment you hope you’ll never need but has to be there and in working order if the day comes you do actually need it. On Sunday in Glasgow its specialist fire engines in a Victorian city known for buildings going on fire. Elsewhere, it’s a Royal Navy that’s barely able to sail anything anywhere because ships weren’t getting built in anything like the right numbers for more than 30 years on account of the fact that a war wasn’t actually happening right now.
Herald report on fire engines (lack of): https://archive.ph/hExV6
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A pity the dome was destroyed . I hope it gets re-instated. |
I hope so....... Thats a beautiful building...... I hope they dont let it go!!
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