"An eyewitness said the fire appeared to have started in the basement of the Charles Rennie Mackintosh building in Renfrew Street just before 12:30.
Smoke is billowing from the main windows, which are cracking, and through the attic studios.
Smoke is also drifting across the M8. Police have cordoned off Renfrew Street.
Four fire appliances are at the scene.
Firefighters were seen pouring water on the building from a high ladder as flames blew windows out."
— BBC UK
breaking story - hoping it's not as bad as it looks...
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This is heartbreaking, just tragic. I am praying that the Library has been spared, but I fear the worst. The library is truly one of the great interiors of the 20th century.
This building has been through so many indignities. First the Stephen Holl ice cube next door, and then this. So sad.
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