Glasgow School of Art Catches Fire

A projector may have caused the fire at the U.K. school Friday.

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A fire broke out at the U.K.’s Glasgow School of Art on Friday. Witnesses report that a projector exploded or overheated in the basement of the building. According to the BBC, everyone evacuated and no casualties have been reported. The 1909 building was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh.




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Sara Johnson

Sara Johnson is the former associate editor, design news at ARCHITECT. Previously, she was a fellow at CityLab. Her work has also appeared in San Francisco, San Francisco Brides, California Brides, DCist, Patchwork Nation, and The Christian Science Monitor.

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