{"id":147654,"date":"2018-06-28T11:18:58","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T11:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/glasgow-school-of-art-in-danger-of-sudden-collapse\/"},"modified":"2018-06-28T11:18:58","modified_gmt":"2018-06-28T11:18:58","slug":"glasgow-school-of-art-in-danger-of-sudden-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/glasgow-school-of-art-in-danger-of-sudden-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"Glasgow School of Art in danger of ‘sudden collapse’"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"ViewImage copyright Police Scotland
Image caption The art school and nearby O2 building were gutted by fire on 15 June <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Parts of the Glasgow School of Art Mackintosh building are to be dismantled after it was ravaged by fire earlier this month.<\/p>\n

Glasgow City Council said surveys had revealed substantial movement in the building's walls and that a sudden collapse of parts of it was likely.<\/p>\n

Work to partially dismantle sections of the building is expected to begin as a "matter of urgency".<\/p>\n

The building, which was completed in 1909, was gutted by fire on 15 June.<\/p>\n

The city council said remote surveys and close-in surveys from baskets suspended from cranes above the charred remains of the structure had revealed more substantial movement in its walls than previously thought.<\/p>\n

'Dangerous nature'<\/h2>\n

They have concluded that a sudden collapse of parts of the building was likely, rather than possible.<\/p>\n

The statement said: "There is now a requirement to at least partially dismantle sections of the building as a matter of urgency. <\/p>\n

Image copyright Getty Images
Image caption The council is warning about the dangers of falling bricks or stonework from the site <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

"However, the dangerous nature of the site - which includes the Mackintosh building and the O2 ABC - is such that it will take around two days to devise a methodology for taking down the south facade, which is the most seriously affected part of the building.<\/p>\n

"The west gable of the Mackintosh building has continued to deteriorate and the east gable has continued to move outwards.<\/p>\n

"It is not possible at this time to say exactly when the work will begin, but it will be as soon as possible."<\/p>\n

'Observe the cordon'<\/h2>\n

The council has also warned about the risk of falling bricks or stonework on Sauchiehall Street.<\/p>\n

Raymond Barlow, the authority's head of building control, said: "With each passing day a sudden collapse becomes more likely. <\/p>\n

"It has become urgent that we take down the south facade. As the process begins, it will be likely that the other walls will also need to be reduced.<\/p>\n

"We do not know what effect this will have on the rest of the building, so I have to be clear this site remains dangerous and is becoming more dangerous.<\/p>\n

"It is particularly important that people observe the cordon which remains in place."<\/p>\n

The fire was the second blaze in four years at the Charles Rennie Mackintosh building.<\/p>\n

It was still undergoing renovations from the 2014 fire when it was engulfed by flames. The renovated Mackintosh library had been due to reopen next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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