Glasgow Central station’s upper level to remain closed for rest of week after fire next door

Safety checks needed after neighbouring building gutted by huge blaze on Sunday night, with only facade remaining

Glasgow Central station's high level will remain closed for the rest of the week, after a fire devastated a neighbouring building on Sunday.

Network Rail said it would not be possible to reopen the upper concourse of the station, where trains depart to destinations across the UK, because of the instability of the mid-Victorian block on the corner of Union Street and Gordon Street, much of which collapsed during the ferocious blaze.