STV NewsMore than £100,000 has been raised for Glasgow businesses affected by a fire that ripped through a historic building near Central Station.
The blaze has destroyed numerous small firms and affected many others in the area.
A large number of shops, including nail salons, hairdressers and studios, have set up fundraisers following the destruction of their premises.
So far more than £100,000 has been raised to help those who have “lost everything” in the building inferno.
Carina McCreery owns one of the many businesses that have lost their livelihoods in a matter of hours.
She started the Bono’s Suite on Union Street in November last year and operated as That Red Haired Nail Tech.
The business owner told STV News: “I’m a bit shocked to be honest.
“I saw some things on social media last night. Some smoke was coming out of a shopfront and I thought that wasn’t great.
“Within a matter of hours I was getting videos of the building collapsing and everything bursting into flames.
“Even though I’ve seen it now, I thought it would sink in but it doesn’t feel real.”
At its height, 18 engines and specialist resources, including three high-reach vehicles, were sent to Union Street to tackle the massive blaze, which took hold at around 3.46pm on Sunday.
The fire is understood to have ignited in a vape shop on the ground floor of a commercial building, which has now collapsed.
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