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Fire forces temporary closure of Barrhead Travel and Hays Travel stores in central Glasgow

High street
Dea Jusufi
10 March 2026

Two agencies in central Glasgow have temporarily closed after a major fire broke out in a building next to Glasgow Central station at the weekend.

The fire tore through Union Corner next to Glasgow Central station
(Credit: iStock / Guven Ozdemir)

The fire tore through Union Corner, pictured on the left edge of the frame (Credit: iStock / Guven Ozdemir)

Hays Travel confirmed its shop near the station in Gordon Street would remain closed "until further notice" following the fire at Union Corner on Sunday (8 March). Barrhead Travel has also shut its Gordon Street store.

Glasgow City Council said the fire started at the B-listed Victorian building on the corner of Union Street and Gordon Street at around 3.45pm and quickly tore through the four-story building, prompting a large-scale response from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.