Vape shop blaze collapses historic Glasgow building, forces closure of Glasgow Central station

A large fire began in a vape / e‑cigarette shop next to Glasgow Central station on Sunday and quickly spread through a neighbouring multi-storey commercial building, forcing the station to close.

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Sources differ slightly on the reported start time.

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20 minutos says the blaze began "at about 3:46 p.m. on Sunday," while Le Bien Public reports it began "at about 4:45pm"; other reports describe the incident as occurring on "Sunday afternoon" or "Sunday evening."

The blaze spread through a historic 19th-century / 1851 commercial building, causing partial collapse and visible structural damage.

Accounts mention the collapse of a corner dome, a front wall and other sections of the façade.

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Multiple outlets emphasised that parts of the building — including a dome — gave way as flames reached the station area.

Fire crews mounted a large-scale response and battled the blaze overnight into Monday, with reports citing more than 60 firefighters and a varying number of appliances initially deployed and multiple outlets noting an eventual reduction to nine engines still on site by Monday morning.

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Eyewitness video reportedly showed a bystander trying to fight the initial fire before explosions intensified the blaze.

Glasgow Central station was taken out of service and rail services suffered major disruption.

National Rail and reports said dozens of trains were cancelled or rerouted.

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Platforms at the station were not in use.

There was no immediate reopening estimate.

Some services may be diverted via underground lines but will not call at Glasgow Central while operations continue.

Authorities and outlets consistently reported that no injuries or casualties had been confirmed in their accounts, while emergency operations remained ongoing into Monday morning.

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Several reports emphasised that firefighters were still on scene and that officials continued work to control the incident.

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