THE first images showing the aftermath of the Glasgow fire have been revealed.

Emergency services remain at the scene a day after the major blaze broke out on Sauchiehall Street.

More than 120 firefighters dealt with the incident on Sauchiehall Street in Glasgow which started in the roof of the building which houses Victoria's nightclub at about 8.20am on Thursday.

As the smoke clears, the true extent of the damage has now been revealed.

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Photo: Colin Mearns

Incredibly, nobody was hurt in the inferno, which is believed to have started in Victoria’s Nightclub on Sauchiehall Street. It is not yet known what caused the fire, but it did not take long for the flames to spread.

At one point it seemed Glasgow might even lose the historic Pavilion Theatre, one of Scotland’s oldest surviving music halls.

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Photo: Colin Mearns

Yesterday evening Assistant Chief Officer Lewis Ramsay said the fire had been contained: “It was a really complicated fire with an extensive fire spread, spreading across a number of older tenement-style buildings.

“I am delighted to say we have managed to contain it within the block that was affected, and more importantly we have managed to protect and save some iconic premises round about, most notably the Pavilion Theatre. I can’t tell you how relieved I am no-one was injured.”

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Photo: Colin Mearns

Ramsay also paid tribute to his firefighters: “The first crews did a great job. They got into the premises as quickly as they could but it was an inferno. It was like a blowtorch, and they were beaten back by the heat and the flames and a really rapid spread.”

He said the crews had need to carry out “some really aggressive firefighting”.

“I had concerns the fire would spread and that was high up in my priorities,” he said. “We took steps to ensure that didn’t happen and we have now stopped the fire in the building of origin.”