A university said it is back to "business as usual" after one of its buildings went up in flames this week.

More than 50 firefighters tackled the blaze at the University of Strathclyde's James Weir Building on Tuesday night, which started at about 7.15pm.

Students were evacuated from the building on Montrose Street, Glasgow, which houses three departments in the university's faculty of engineering, as well as the adjoining student union.

Crews were said to have been faced with a well-developed blaze, and their operations were made "complicated" by the presence of hazardous chemicals.

Montrose Street was cordoned off until the following day and the building is now likely to be out of commission for weeks.
An investigation has been launched into the cause of the blaze.

A spokeswoman for the university said on Thursday night: "The University of Strathclyde is returning to business as usual following Tuesday night's fire in its James Weir Building.

"Three departments in the university's faculty of engineering, and the Scottish Universities Insight Institute, were affected by the fire.

"They have now been rehoused in new accommodation. No other departments were affected by the fire, and damage was restricted to the James Weir Building. The university is fully open for business.

"Lectures and tutorials scheduled in the building will resume in alternative accommodation progressively from Monday when a new revised timetable comes into operation.

"Ensuring students are unaffected is the university's top priority, and the recovery programme is designed to ensure their studies continue without further interruption. A full programme of student support is in place while access to the James Weir Building is restricted.

"The university's leading research teams will also be continuing their research activities from their new interim accommodation.

"Following an initial assessment, the building will be out of commission for the coming weeks. It is too early to say at this stage what the cause of the fire is, and the university is liaising with Strathclyde Fire and Rescue in their investigation."