BBC Scotland programming on TV and radio was disrupted for a time this morning after a fire broke out at the broadcaster’s headquarters building at Pacific Quay in Glasgow.
A fire alarm sounded at around 6.30am prompting an immediate evacuation of the building.
Emergency services arrived on the scene within minutes.
The fire occurred in a plant room at the top of the building. It was discovered by security staff.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service confirmed that an air conditioning system located on the fifth floor of the building had caught fire.
The fire alarm took BBC Radio Scotland off air shortly after 6.30am. The station was broadcasting a news bulletin when a report was faded out and replaced with music from an emergency tape.
Music and regular pre-recorded apologies were broadcast until 7am, when BBC Radio Scotland began simulcasting BBC Radio 5 Live.
Staff were allowed to return to the Pacific Quay building shortly before 8.30am.
BBC Radio Scotland resumed broadcasting at 8.35am.
On television, BBC One Scotland’s breakfast news bulletins did not go out at 6.55am, 7.30am, 7.55am or 8.25am.
Instead, Scottish viewers received BBC London. The presenter of the London programme welcomed Scottish viewers at the start of bulletins at 7.30am, 7.55am and 8.25am.
The main BBC Breakfast programme also mentioned the fire at the BBC Scotland building.
BBC News Scotland TV news bulletins resumed at 9.15am.
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PICTURED: fire at BBC Scotland headquarters at Pacific Quay in Glasgow. COPYRIGHT: TBC.
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