LONDON - Fire ripped through one of the world's top art schools in the Scottish city of Glasgow early Saturday, as the historic building was undergoing major restoration work following another blaze four years ago. One of the world's top art schools, the Glasgow School of Art in Glasgow, Scotland, was badly damaged in a fire in 2014Smoke and flames billowed from the Glasgow School of Art and firefighters rushed to the building, one of Scotland's most cherished, around 23:20 pm (22:20 GMT) Friday. Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said her heart "breaks for Glasgow's beloved" art school. The fire comes after a blaze tore through the art school in May 2014, badly damaging the building designed by architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Paul Sweeney, a Glasgow MP, said on Twitter: "Devastated that a major fire has broken out at the Glasgow School of Art tonight.

Source: Bangkok Post June 16, 2018 05:37 UTC