James Cheyne
Reporting from Glasgow city centre

We’ve now been able to get a bit closer to Central Station and can see some of the damage in detail.

Many of the firefighters here are still wearing masks as they clear debris from the street, the water still being shot into the charred and windowless remnants of the building above them.

It is a scene of total wreckage inside but Glasgow City Council Leader Susan Aitken just told us in an interview it could have been so much worse.

She said the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service had basically saved Central Station last night and the city owed them a debt of thanks for it.

Jonathan Geddes
Reporting from Glasgow Central Station

The police cordon around the fire-damaged building has now been extended.

Part of St Vincent Street is now a no-go area, meaning some lunchtime diners walked out of restaurants and bars to find a desolate street.

The new cordon also stretches further up Renfield Street, towards West George Street.

Business owners told BBC Scotland News they were informed the extension was a precaution in case of gas from the damaged building.

It comes after a morning that saw the area packed with onlookers wanting a glimpse of last night's damage.

Now if you're just joining us, here's the latest key lines from the huge fire next to Glasgow Central Station that caused a building to partially collapse:

• The first minister has arrived at the scene of the devastating fire on Union Street in Glasgow and he says the building has been "immensely damaged"
• A safety assessment is being undertaken by Glasgow City Council to allow the eventual reopening of Central Station
• The Scottish government will contribute financially to help the council with the recovery, adds John Swinney
• He tells reporters the disruption to train services and roads around the city centre is "absolutely enormous"
• All train services at Glasgow Central, Scotland's busiest station, have been cancelled for Monday after a huge fire caused a building to collapse
• The fire started in a vape shop at 15:45 on Union Street on Sunday afternoon, with the B-listed Victorian building collapsing several hours later as flames spread
• Network Rail have warned that the station could remain closed on Tuesday, until safety inspections are completed on site

• The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) battled through Sunday night to bring the blaze under control, with18 vehicles on scene. No injuries were reported

We'll continue to bring you on-the-scene reporting, analysis and reaction to this devastating fire.

A passer-by who tried to tackle a blaze at the vape shop before it took hold and devastated a 19th Century tenement building next to Glasgow Central Station has said he saw the initial fire under the counter.

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.

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We've been speaking to witnesses who were inside the Union Street building when the fire broke out.

Joe Diaz, 32, and his partner Dan Campbell, 29, were inside the studio at their hair salon on the fourth floor.

The studio is just along the corridor from the building's dome that caved in on itself after burning for hours.

The couple ran down four flights of stairs with a client to escape while the building filled with smoke.

Dan said: “I could see a lot of smoke but I thought it just could be from Blue Lagoon (the nearby chip shop).

“But then I started to see flakes of ash in the air then I heard a huge bang - that must have been the first explosion so I rushed back to the salon and told Joe and the client 'we need to leave now'.

"On the first floor, it was crazy. It was completely pitch black and filled with smoke. It was impossible not to inhale it.

“I just remember seeing the sheer panic on my client’s face. That, with the smoke, was the most horrifying thing.”

After escaping, the couple watched from the street as the fire fully took hold.

Joe said: “It was so heartbreaking. So many of our friends have also lost their businesses. It’s not just how devastated we are for ourselves, it is everybody we know.”

We've just received an update from the Caledonian Sleeper, which as a result of the huge fire in Glasgow, will now begin it's journey to London Euston from Edinburgh tonight instead of the still closed Glasgow Central.

Sleeper has arranged complimentary travel, with ScotRail, from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh on the following services:

• 21:15 – Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh (arrives 22:06)
• 21:45 – Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh (arrives 22:34)
• 22:15 – Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh (arrives 23:06)

Boarding in Edinburgh will begin at 22:30, and customers will travel in their booked accommodation as planned, passengers can simply show their Sleeper ticket to travel on these services.Any additional updates on Sleeper services in the coming days can be found on the Caledonian Sleeper website - https://www.sleeper.scot/travel-updates/, external.

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Swinney said the building is "immensely damaged" and Glasgow City Council is working to undertake a safety assessment which is "crucial" to the reopening of Central Station.

He said: "Work will be undertaken to resume services as quickly as possible but there are significant safety challenges that have got to be overcome."

He adds that disruption to train services and roads around the city centre is "absolutely enormous" but he wants to assure the public that "intense efforts are under way" to get services back to normal.

Swinney says the images of explosions, which appeared to be from a vape shop, are "deeply unnerving and concerning".

He says there needs to be detailed investigation and he is "open-minded" about the issues around vape shops.

He adds that the government will look at all the questions around that "to make sure we come to the right conclusions".

Swinney says the government recognises that this is an "unexpected and extraordinary" incident in the city that will impact businesses that have lost their premises, or just lost footfall as part of the city is closed down.

He says the government will help with the recovery "to make sure we can get the city centre of Glasgow up-and-running as quickly as we can".

The Scottish government will contribute financially to help the council with the recovery, he adds.

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At a press conference on Gordon Street, just one block away from the scene of the devastating fire, John Swinney says he is relieved there were no injuries as a consequence of the "very serious fire".

Wearing an orange high-visibility ScotRail jacket, the first minister says the closure of the station is causing a "huge amount of disruption" for people in the west of Scotland.

But he says there has been "tremendous co-operation" overnight from all the public sector partners involved in making the area safe.

He adds that there are "significant safety challenges" ahead to make the area safe and reopen Glasgow Central Station - Scotland's busiest - as soon as possible.

The first minister has arrived at the scene of the devastating fire in the centre of Glasgow.

John Swinney is giving interviews and we'll bring you the key lines from him shortly.

You can watch the press conference here with us.

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Network Rail says Glasgow Central will remain closed at least into Tuesday, while firefighters work to work on the fire on Union Street and make the area safe.

Once that’s complete, its team needs to inspect the station itself for any damage.

They will share more news on timescales as soon as they can.

Shiona McCallum
Senior technology reporter

Within hours of the Glasgow fire, affected businesses - including nail, hair and beauty salons, a tattoo studio, and a coffee shop - were sharing updates and appeals online, using platforms such as GoFundMe to raise emergency funds after their premises were destroyed.

Many are sharing their plights across Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and X.

This rapid, grassroots support mirrors past UK disasters: after the Grenfell Tower fire, Cumbria floods, and the Manchester Arena attack, online campaigns helped survivors and small businesses get immediate aid.

Supporters say these platforms provide quick, visible help while official assistance and insurance claims take time.

However, donors are advised to check appeals carefully before giving money to them.

The official guidance is only give via official links, check who’s running the campaign, and be wary of any suspicious messages or requests.

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Here's a quick rundown of the headlines that have emerged as a result of the huge fire next to Glasgow Central Station that caused a building to partially collapse:

• All train services at Glasgow Central, Scotland's busiest station, have been cancelled for Monday after a huge fire caused a building to collapse
• The fire started in a vape shop at 15:45 on Union Street on Sunday afternoon, with the B-listed Victorian building collapsing several hours later as flames spread
• Network Rail have warned that the station could also remain closed on Tuesday, until safety inspections are completed on site
• ScotRail said no services would operate from the high-level platforms at Glasgow Central on Monday.

• The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) battled through Sunday night to bring the blaze under control, with18 vehicles on scene. No injuries were reported
• The SFRS says members of the public are still advised to avoid the area where possible

• There were 18 vehicles on the scene at the height of the fire

• First Minister John Swinney acknowledged that there would be a "significant cost" in the aftermath of the fire

We'll continue to bring you analysis and on-the-scene reporting here on our live coverage of the devastating fire.

Nineteen- year-old Frank Dack got in touch with BBC Your Voice to say he passed the fire a few times on Sunday.

At one point, he said ash was falling like rain.

When he got home he noticed that he had soot on his face and clothes, and he smelled of smoke.

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Mark Deas, 28, watched the fire from his flat across the city.

He said you could see flames and a thick column of smoke from miles away.

We're collating a lot of eye witness accounts from the fire in Glasgow City centre from BBC Your Voice.

Many report that the fire seemed to be brought under control for a time, before the flames again took hold and ultimately destroyed the building.

Justin Lightfoot-Lakey was in town with a friend when the fire started. He says: “At first, it seemed - once the first three appliances from the fire service arrived - that they managed to get it under control.”

He adds that he was “devastated” when he saw later that the fire had ripped through the corner building.

Elias Rahaniotis says that after the initial fire was extinguished, he noticed firefighters continue to arrive in greater numbers.

From the nearby coffee shop where he was sitting, he could see the smoke continuing to build as the evening approached.

When he passed by again later, he said it was clear the fire was now much larger and had spread to other floors.

First Minster John Swinney has acknowledged that there will be a “significant cost” in the aftermath of the fire at Glasgow Central Station, and says the Scottish government will offer financial assistance to Glasgow City Council.

He says the government will be “financially supportive” in the aftermath of the “colossal incident” and acknowledges that this is likely to be a multi-million-pound recovery programme.

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The fire has caused major disruption for travellers.

Anett, 39, who is visiting Glasgow from Norway, was staying at the Voco Grand Central hotel. She got in touch with BBC Your Voice to share her experience.

She is due to fly home today but her passport is still inside the hotel - along with the rest of her belongings.

As her party left the hotel on Sunday for dinner, they noticed that the fire had started and saw firefighters connecting up their hoses.

By the time they returned, she said the area was filled with smoke and their hotel had been evacuated.

For now, they have accommodation at a nearby hotel and are waiting for more information.

Rail passenger Andrew Lothian said his train north was stuck at Lockerbie for several hours overnight while it tried to travel to Edinburgh.

He said the toilets were overflowing and children were sleeping in the corridors.

We're still getting reaction to the huge fire from around Glasgow and beyond.

Stuart Patrick, chief executive of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, says: "The fire has been devastating for Glasgow, particularly for the businesses directly affected.

"Glasgow’s Victorian architecture is world-renowned, and to see a building that has dominated the city’s skyline for more than 170 years disappear is truly heartbreaking.

"However, Glasgow is a resilient city. Its business community will rebuild, and people will continue to work together to support one another in the weeks and months ahead.

"I would encourage anyone travelling to and from Glasgow Central to check Network Rail's social media for the latest updates."

One of the businesses lost in the fire has a memorable footnote in Scottish political history. The Subway branch in Glasgow's Union Street was the scene of a confrontation during the 2011 Scottish Parliament election campaign.

Scottish Labour had started the campaign confident of winning and returning to power. But it went badly and was summed up by an incident when the Scottish Labour leader Iain Gray and his entourage were confronted by activists at an event at Glasgow Central station.

Followed by TV cameras and press, Gray left the station being followed by the campaigners, led by well-known local activist Sean Clerkin who harangued him about potential cuts to public services.

The group followed the Labour leader into the nearby Subway sandwich shop where Gray tried to make the best of being trapped with the protesters.

It was seen at the time as a gaffe, especially when Gray later told BBC Scotland: "I've worked before for two years in a civil war. I've been in Rwanda just after the genocide.

"I've walked the killing fields of Cambodia and I was in Chile three days after Pinochet demitted office. I've been a lot of places, seen a lot of things - that certainly wasn't the worst of them."

Scottish Labour lost the election by a landslide a few weeks later with the SNP gaining an overall majority.

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