In pictures: Glasgow School of Art fire
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Emergency services arrived on the scene at about 12:30 following reports of a blaze at Glasgow School of Art

Roads surrounding the Charles Rennie Mackintosh building were closed to allow fire crews to tackle the blaze

Fire escapes from the windows of the upper floors of the Charles Rennie Mackintosh building

Thick black smoke from the fire made it impossible to see across Renfrew Street

Flames push through the roof of the building

Students who were evacuated from the building watch as fire crews tackle the blaze
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Smoke could be seen billowing from the roof of the building and flames coming from some windows on the upper floors

Smoke from the blaze was visible from all across Glasgow

Fire services said they were on the scene within four minutes

Smoke from the blaze drifts across Sauchiehall Street

Fire crews prepare to enter the Renfrew Street entrance to the Charles Rennie Mackintosh building

The library found inside the Charles Rennie Mackintosh was viewed as being one of the finest examples of art nouveau in the world

The flames engulfed the roof of the Glasgow School of Art Charles Rennie Mackintosh building