{"id":4054,"date":"2026-03-09T08:20:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T08:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=4054"},"modified":"2026-03-09T08:20:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T08:20:02","slug":"major-uk-train-station-closed-indefinitely-after-inferno-tears-through-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=4054","title":{"rendered":"Major UK train station closed indefinitely after inferno tears through building"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Major UK train station closed indefinitely after inferno tears through building\" width=\"620\" height=\"500\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"w-full object-cover rounded-md\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 620 500'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' 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building last night.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Dramatic videos and images from the scene showed the blaze tear through a vape shop located near to the station.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Emergency services were first alerted to the fire at the location near to Glasgow Central Station just before 4pm yesterday, with the inferno eventually consuming the four-storey building which has now partially collapsed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The location, known as the Forsyth Building, is a B-listed building which was constructed in 1851.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Yesterday, a\u00a0Scottish\u00a0Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: &#8220;More than 60 firefighters are currently working to tackle a large building fire on Union Street, Glasgow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>&#8220;We were alerted at 3.46pm to reports of a building fire on Union Street, Glasgow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>&#8220;At its height, nine fire appliances and specialist resources were mobilised to the area, where firefighters are currently working to extinguish a fire affecting the ground floor of a four-storey building.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>&#8220;There are no reported casualties, and crews remain at the scene.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The firefighting effort continued overnight, with dramatic images being released from the scene.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-full flex flex-col items-center max-w-[659px] 970:max-w-[630px] my-5\">\n<div class=\"w-[345px] 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&#8220;Glasgow Central station remains closed this morning following yesterday&#8217;s devastating fire in a shop on Union Street.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>&#8220;Check with your train operator for the latest service info before leaving the house.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ll share further updates throughout the day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Advice from Network Rail can be found in the video below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"vimeo-player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1171670620?h=37f5cdfda8\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" 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