Editing Glasgow (section)

==Major incidents and tragedies==
[[File:The Aftermath - geograph.org.uk - 485211.jpg|thumb|right|The aftermath of the 2007 [[Glasgow Airport attack]], the first [[terrorist attack]] to take place in Scotland since the bombing of [[Pan Am Flight 103]] over [[Lockerbie]] in 1988]]
* 5 April 1902 – [[1902 Ibrox disaster]] – 25 spectators died and more than 500 were injured when a new wooden stand at the [[Ibrox Park (1887–99)|Ibrox Park]] stadium collapsed during an [[England–Scotland football rivalry|England–Scotland match]].<ref>Paul Brown, ''Savage Enthusiasm: A History of Football Fans'' (Goal Post, 2017), pp. 90–93.</ref>
* 1960s/1970s – Many perished at three major blazes: the [[Cheapside Street whisky bond fire]] in Cheapside Street, [[Anderston]] (1960, 19 killed);<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/history/articles/the_cheapside_fire/ Scotland's History: Glasgow's Cheapside Street Fire, 28th March 1960] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402200539/http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/history/articles/the_cheapside_fire/ |date=2 April 2019}}, BBC News.</ref> the [[James Watt Street fire]] (1968, 22 killed);<ref>Reevel Alderson, [https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-46223686 James Watt Street blaze: How 22 died in Glasgow 50 years ago] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426182639/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-46223686 |date=26 April 2019}}, BBC Scotland (18 November 2018).</ref> and the [[Kilbirnie Street fire]] (1972, seven killed).<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-19379893 Kilbirnie Street fire deaths marked in 40th anniversary service] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827172408/http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-19379893 |date=27 August 2014}}, BBC News (25 August 2012).</ref>
* 2 January 1971 – [[1971 Ibrox disaster]] – 66 people were killed in a crush, as supporters attempted to vacate the stadium.
* 11 May 2004 – [[Stockline Plastics factory explosion]] – The ICL Plastics factory (commonly referred to as Stockline Plastics factory), in the Woodside district of Glasgow, exploded. Nine people were killed, including two company directors, and 33 injured – 15 seriously. The four-storey building was largely destroyed.
* 30 June 2007 – [[2007 Glasgow International Airport attack]] – Two [[jihadist]] terrorists{{snd}}[[Bilal Abdullah]] and [[Kafeel Ahmed]]{{snd}}[[Vehicle-ramming attack|deliberately drove]] a [[Jeep Cherokee]] [[Sport utility vehicle|SUV]] loaded with propane cylinders into the glass doors of a crowded terminal at [[Glasgow International Airport]] in an attempted [[suicide attack]]. A [[Hostile vehicle mitigation|concrete security pillar]] blocked the car from entering the terminal. The two perpetrators were both apprehended; Ahmed died of burn wounds sustained in the attack, while Abdullah was convicted in [[Woolwich Crown Court]] of conspiracy to murder through terrorism and was sentenced to at least 32 years' imprisonment.<ref>Steven Brocklehurst, [https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-40416026 The day terror came to Glasgow Airport] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911101812/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-40416026 |date=11 September 2019}}, BBC Scotland (30 June 2017).</ref><ref name=CNNJailed>[http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/17/uk.terror.trial.sentence/index.html?iref=nextin UK bomb plot doctor jailed for 32 years] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122084737/http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/17/uk.terror.trial.sentence/index.html?iref=nextin |date=22 November 2021}}, CNN (17 December 2008).</ref> The perpetrators were also linked to a [[2007 London car bombs|failed car bombing in London]] the previous day. Ahmed's brother Sabeel Ahmed pleaded guilty to failing to disclose information about an act of terrorism and was deported.<ref name=CNNJailed/>
* 29 November 2013 – [[2013 Glasgow helicopter crash]] – A [[Eurocopter EC135]]-T2+ [[police helicopter]] (operated by Bond Air Services for [[Police Scotland]]) crashed on top of The Clutha Vaults Bar in [[Glasgow City Centre]], killing all aboard the helicopter (the pilot and two crew members) and seven people in the pub. The cause of the crash was [[fuel starvation]] due to [[pilot error]].<ref name=Final>{{cite web |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5669498c40f0b60369000004/AAR_3-2015_G-SPAO_12-15.pdf |publisher=The Air Accidents Investigation Branch |title=Aircraft Accident Report No: 3/2015 |date=23 October 2015 |access-date=2 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725204726/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5669498c40f0b60369000004/AAR_3-2015_G-SPAO_12-15.pdf |archive-date=25 July 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-50220838 Clutha crash: Inquiry says pilot 'took a chance' to ignore fuel warnings] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117181016/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-50220838 |date=17 November 2019}}, BBC News (30 October 2019).</ref>
* 23 May 2014 – [[Glasgow School of Art#2014 fire|Glasgow School of Art blaze]] – A fire tore through the historic and world-renowned Glasgow School of Art Mackintosh building, that was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Around a tenth of the structure and 30% of its contents were destroyed, including the prized Mackintosh Library. There were no deaths but a few were treated for minor smoke inhalation. The Scottish Fire and Rescue were praised for their quick response and plan to effectively tackle the fire. It was later found after a fire investigation that gases inside a projector had overheated and ignited.
* 22 December 2014 – [[2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash]] – Six people were killed and many were seriously injured when a bin lorry careened out of control and collided with pedestrians, vehicles, and buildings, on [[Queen Street, Glasgow]], before crashing into the Millennium Hotel. The subsequent [[fatal accident inquiry]] established that the driver had suffered a "neurocardiogenic [[Syncope (medicine)|syncope]]" (fainting) episode that caused him to lose control of his vehicle.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-35026231 Glasgow bin lorry crash inquiry: What does the report tell us?] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327215416/http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-35026231 |date=27 March 2017}}, BBC News (7 December 2015).</ref><ref>[http://www.scotland-judiciary.org.uk/10/1531/Fatal-Accident-Inquiry-Glasgow-bin-lorry-crash Fatal Accident Inquiry: Glasgow bin lorry crash] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801031506/http://www.scotland-judiciary.org.uk/10/1531/Fatal-Accident-Inquiry-Glasgow-bin-lorry-crash |date=1 August 2020}}, [[Glasgow Sheriff Court]], summary of [2015] FAI 31.</ref>
* 29 December 2014 – first [[Ebola virus]] case in Scotland – [[Pauline Cafferkey]], a nurse returning to Glasgow from [[Kerry Town]] treatment centre, [[Sierra Leone]], [[West Africa]] where she had been a volunteer caring for patients infected with the Ebola virus was taken into isolation after testing positive for the virus. She was not diagnosed before leaving Sierra Leone.
* 15 June 2018 – [[Glasgow School of Art#2018 fire|A fire once again broke out]] in the partially restored Glasgow School of Art, causing extensive damage. The School was widely criticised for failing to install an effective modern sprinkler system in a timely manner. Emergency services received the first call at 11:19 pm BST, and 120 firefighters and 20 fire engines were dispatched to the fire. No casualties were reported. The cause of the fire remains unknown.