2014 Mackintosh Building fire

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The 2014 Mackintosh Building fire was a major blaze that severely damaged Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s iconic art nouveau building at the Glasgow School of Art, prompting international concern over the loss of a cultural and architectural landmark.

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instanceOf building fire ⓘ
disaster ⓘ
event in Glasgow ⓘ
fire in Scotland ⓘ
affects Glasgow cultural heritage ⓘ
students of the Glasgow School of Art ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 2014 Glasgow School of Art fire ⓘ
casualties 0 fatalities ⓘ
cause accidental ignition from foam spray expanding into projector ⓘ
projector fire in basement studio ⓘ
city Glasgow ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
damaged historic interiors of the Mackintosh Building ⓘ
library of the Mackintosh Building ⓘ
damagedBuilding Mackintosh Building ⓘ
damagedWorkBy Charles Rennie Mackintosh ⓘ
endDate 2014-05-23 ⓘ
followedBy 2018 Glasgow School of Art fire ⓘ
hasArchitecturalContext Art Nouveau ⓘ
hasLocation Glasgow ⓘ
Glasgow School of Art ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
hasName 2014 Mackintosh Building fire ⓘ
hasYear 2014 ⓘ
heritageStatusContext Category A listed building ⓘ
architectural landmark of Glasgow ⓘ
ignitionSource foam canister used in student project ⓘ
injuries no serious injuries reported ⓘ
ledTo debate on fire safety in historic buildings ⓘ
fundraising campaigns for restoration ⓘ
mediaCoverage extensive international media coverage ⓘ
notableFor impact on an iconic Art Nouveau building ⓘ
severe damage to Mackintosh’s original library ⓘ
numberOfFirefightersInvolved over 120 ⓘ
occurredInBuilding Glasgow School of Art Mackintosh Building ⓘ
Mackintosh Building ⓘ
partOf history of Scottish architecture ⓘ
history of the Glasgow School of Art ⓘ
prompted international concern over cultural loss ⓘ
major restoration project of the Mackintosh Building ⓘ
respondingAgency Scottish Fire and Rescue Service ⓘ
startDate 2014-05-23 ⓘ
timePeriod early 21st century ⓘ

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Glasgow School of Art → experiencedEvent → 2014 Mackintosh Building fire ⓘ
2014 Mackintosh Building fire → hasName → 2014 Mackintosh Building fire ⓘ
2014 Mackintosh Building fire → alsoKnownAs → 2014 Glasgow School of Art fire ⓘ
linked to: 2014 Mackintosh Building fire