WATCH: Glasgow building partially collapses during Storm Ophelia

Emergency services were called to the building at 4am on Tuesday

Published 17th Oct 2017

The front of a tenement block on Glasgow's south side has partially collapsed, during stormy weather caused by Storm Ophelia.

Firefighters were called to the building on Albert Road in Crosshill at around 4am on Tuesday.

No-one was inside and it had already been earmarked for demolition.

Glasgow City Council said an exclusion zone had already been put around the block due to the planned work and no-one was injured in the collapse.

A spokeswoman for Glasgow City Council said the tenement in Albert Road housed private flats and had been empty for more than a year due to structural concerns around the windows.

She said: "Responsibility for repairing the property lies with the private owners, however the council had offered them financial assistance to help with the cost of repair.

"Stabilisation works to the property and removal of the bay window areas were due to commence on site within the next two weeks following the appointment of a contractor, by the owners' agent.

"Unfortunately, Storm Ophelia hit the city and there was a collapse.

"The exclusion zone did its job and contained the debris and, because we previously evacuated the building, no-one was hurt."