Blaze-ravaged Glasgow Art School was due to get new sprinklers

One of the corridors of Glasgow School of Art, after the blaze [PA]

Bosses at the Charles Rennie Mackintosh-designed building were revealed to be finalising a new fire suppression system, with work due to begin next month.

The system was not installed earlier because the institution had struggled to attract the finances to complete the project.

The cost of Fridays blaze is estimated at around 50million.

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There has never been a sprinkler system in the building. We were in the process of installing a fire suppression system

Lesley Booth, spokeswoman

The library, which contained hundreds of rare periodicals and collections, was destroyed along with countless works of art and the roof of the west wing.

In their planning application for the sprinkler system, officials said that the building had been subjected to more than 100 years use of paint, chemicals etc, soaking into the fabric which undoubtedly has increased flammability.

Art school spokeswoman Lesley Booth said: There has never been a sprinkler system in the building. We were in the process of installing a fire suppression system. It was a bespoke one especially for that building.

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