Homes evacuated and roads closed after Glasgow building collapse

Homes have been evacuated and roads closed after a fire-damaged tenement building collapsed in Glasgow overnight.

Emergency services were alerted to the incident at the corner of Kenmure Street and Albert Drive at 12.09am on Saturday.

Eight fire appliances were sent and nearby homes were evacuated while fire crews worked to make the area safe.

I started hearing really weird noises, crackling noises like it was raining really heavily

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said nobody was injured, and that the last fire appliance left the scene at 3am.

Former River City star Tom Urie, who lives nearby and was walking past the building when it collapsed, described the incident in a video posted on social media.

“As I was walking around the corner, I was looking at the building on the corner, which has been lying derelict for five years since there was a fire, thinking ‘it’s about time they demolished that’,” he said.

“And then I started hearing really weird noises, crackling noises like it was raining really heavily.

“I looked up and the building was looking weird, so I ran across the street as it collapsed.

“Managed to get my phone out, turned round, and the building’s gone.”

He added: “It was going to get demolished anyway, I think. But I would hate to think what would have happened if it had happened during the day, but nobody was in it.

“It’s all right, I got a fright, but obviously love getting caught up in the drama.”

In another post the actor wrote: “Actually ran for the first time since I was eight.”

“Felt like Indiana Jones. The Pollokshields version.”

A number of nearby roads were closed, with Kenmure Street closed at Maxwell Road and Leslie Street, and Albert Drive closed at Keir Street and Glenapp Street.