Unfortunately it appears to have been a water based extinguisher and probably made the problem worse, there's footage of him using it and then a massive flare up.
Water + lithium batteries do not mix, pretty sure it literally makes them explode.
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Unfortunately it appears to have been a water based extinguisher and probably made the problem worse, there's footage of him using it and then a massive flare up.
Water + lithium batteries do not mix, pretty sure it literally makes them explode.
Follow the money.
Best thing is sand. We keep fire resistant boxes on our sites so at the first sight of a lithium battery going up, if its safe to do so we chuck it in the box and get the box to a safe location.
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Apparently the person in the shop had an "adapter charging system - full of chargers - and that's where the fire was." - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd70wdxrrn4o
Sounds more like he had a multi-socket extension lead and had multiple devices all charging from it at the same time.
Sounds more like he had a multi-socket extension lead and had multiple devices all charging from it at the same time.
Council failing really. What fire checks were passed? What procedures were in place for an electrical fire?
Happy to take the business fees and leave them to it as per all the pop up Turkish barbers on the high street. Definitely enough business for them all ;/
Happy to take the business fees and leave them to it as per all the pop up Turkish barbers on the high street. Definitely enough business for them all ;/
Amused see a local turkish barber shop flying union jack clothes protectors for all its customers.
Seems like they turn a blind eye to a lot of this sort of thing, there's vape shops in listed buildings (sometimes attached to/very nearby other, far more prominent and historic property) all over the country.
They're fire hazards waiting to happen, a ton of them are effectively money laundering schemes that import cheap and highly questionable tatt. You stack a ton of highly volatile chemical batteries on top of each other, and turn a blind eye to safety/dodgy activity and this is what you get. Clearly nobody involved had appropriate fire fighting equipment on hand on the chance of a failure either, and those that attempted to help didn't know the appropriate way to do so. These shops applying for licences should be forced to show proper fire safety prior to being allowed to open to the public in my mind, it's ridiculous.
Source?
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Whilst I am no fan of vape shops I imagine some people would have a melt down if they found out that there used to be tobbaccanists in high street shops, literally stuffed full of flammable produce 
Whilst I am no fan of vape shops I imagine some people would have a melt down if they found out that there used to be tobbaccanists in high street shops, literally stuffed full of flammable produce
No but the immigrants laundering the monies along with those pesky barbers!!
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Union Street vape shop was not on government tobacco seller register
The shop does not appear on the publically accessible Register of Tobacco and Nicotine Vapour Product Retailers
www.glasgowworld.com
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What does this mean?
Whilst I am no fan of vape shops I imagine some people would have a melt down if they found out that there used to be tobbaccanists in high street shops, literally stuffed full of flammable produce
As are chemists, dress shops etc. The difference is lack of responsibility for safe working premises. Stuff hidden in cupboards, spaces behind panels etc. How many tobacconists burst into flames in the old days i wonder?
Don't worry your little head x
Police unable to trace vape shop owner after devastating Glasgow city centre fire
Police investigating the massive fire that tore through buildings in Glasgow city centre have so far been unable to trace the owner of the vape shop believed to be at the centre of the blaze.
The businessman, known locally only as Arslan, has not yet been located by detectives assisting Scottish Fire and Rescue Service with enquiries into the devastating incident on Union Street.
Officers are keen to speak with him as part of their investigation, but attempts to trace him have so far been unsuccessful.
One local business owner said: “Police want to speak to him to find out more information but have been unable to find him so far.”
It is understood Arslan had only taken over ownership of the vape shop around two weeks before the fire broke out.
He was not present when the blaze began and is said to be deeply distressed by the destruction caused.
Sources say the businessman was reportedly “too upset to talk about it” following the inferno.
Police investigating the massive fire that tore through buildings in Glasgow city centre have so far been unable to trace the owner of the vape shop believed to be at the centre of the blaze.
The businessman, known locally only as Arslan, has not yet been located by detectives assisting Scottish Fire and Rescue Service with enquiries into the devastating incident on Union Street.
Officers are keen to speak with him as part of their investigation, but attempts to trace him have so far been unsuccessful.
One local business owner said: “Police want to speak to him to find out more information but have been unable to find him so far.”
It is understood Arslan had only taken over ownership of the vape shop around two weeks before the fire broke out.
He was not present when the blaze began and is said to be deeply distressed by the destruction caused.
Sources say the businessman was reportedly “too upset to talk about it” following the inferno.
Deport.
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Good to see you focusing on the right things and with all the facts at your fingertips, more perhaps than the people investigating this awful incident.