A fire chief has said saving one of Glasgow’s most-loved buildings the Pavilion Theatre was a priority when tackling a major blaze in Sauchiehall Street.
BBC writes:
Fire crews say the blaze, in Victoria’s nightclub in Sauchiehall Street, is now contained after a ‘really complicated’ operation.
The fire has been described as ‘an inferno’ by the crews fighting it.
One of their first priorities was stopping the fire spreading to the 114-year-old Pavilion Theatre.
Assistant Chief Officer Lewis Ramsay said: ‘It was a really complicated fire with an extensive fire spread, spreading across a number of older tenement-style buildings.
I am delighted to say we have managed to contain it within the block that was affected and more importantly we have managed to protect and save some iconic premises round about, most notably the Pavilion Theatre…’
The Pavilion Theatre has cancelled its scheduled show on Thursday night.
A spokesman for the Pavilion said the fire did not spread to the theatre but there may still be damage which staff have not yet been able to assess.
‘We hope that the only damage we have will be smoke-related and to the front doors, which the fire service had to force entry into,’ he said.
Earlier, general manager Iain Gordon said the smoke had gone right into the side of the building.
‘The building has been there for a long time and is a major part of Glasgow,’ he said….
