Council warning comes as Scotland secretary visits 鈥檚cene of devastation鈥�
Parts of the Mackintosh 黑洞社区 could collapse at any time without warning, the city鈥檚 head of building control has said.
Surveys have left experts with 鈥渟ignificant鈥� concerns about the state of the east and west elevations 鈥� the two short sides of the art school 鈥� said Raymond Barlow.
There have been reports of people breaching the scaled-back cordon that remains around the building and its neighbours in Garnethill.
Barlow said he understood people鈥檚 desire to get back inside their homes but urged the public to stay away.
鈥淪urveys in recent days have shown us that the west and east elevations remain of significant concern,鈥� he said.
鈥淭his means that there is a risk that parts of the building might fall into Scott Street or Dalhousie Street. This could happen without warning.
鈥淥ur number one priority is public safety and It is therefore simply too dangerous to allow anyone to access the site.鈥�
of the grade A-listed building shows the extent of the damage of the fire, including the poor state of some of the external walls.
Meanwhile the Secretary of State for Scotland David Mundell said he was working on plans that the fire-ravaged Grade A building can be saved.
Mundell, who just a weeks ago visited to inspect architect Page/Park鈥檚 reconstruction project of the library which was hit by a fire in 2014, said: 鈥淚 share [the Mac鈥檚] conviction that the Mac will one day rise again in all its glory. It is still early stages in properly assessing the damage, but we all hope the building can be saved, and the UK government stands ready to help.鈥�
Kier was carrying out the 拢35m project which was due to finish next year.
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