Collapse fears over Mac building

By Elizabeth Hopkirk2018-06-25T06:00:00

Council warning comes as Scotland secretary visits ’scene of devastation’

Parts of the Mackintosh Building could collapse at any time without warning, the city’s head of building control has said.

Surveys have left experts with “significant” concerns about the state of the east and west elevations – the two short sides of the art school – said Raymond Barlow.

There have been reports of people breaching the scaled-back cordon that remains around the building and its neighbours in Garnethill.

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