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Man threatened with arrest after swearing in frustration at the authorities' radio silence

POLICE threatened to arrest a man shut out of his home as a result of the Glasgow fire after he swore in frustration at the authorities’ radio silence.

Adrian Nairn said he was evacuated from his home in Dalhousie Street at about 1am on Saturday as the massive blaze at the nearby Glasgow School of Art escalated at an “unbelievable rate.”

He told the Star he had been watching World Cup highlights on TV when officers told him and his 74-year-old mother to leave.

Mr Nairn, a self-employed harp maker, said he had spent £80 on a taxi to his brother’s house. He was unable to access his home and his van for most of Saturday but later retrieved the vehicle.

When he returned yesterday morning, he had still not received any communication from the authorities. “I was threatened with arrest because I swore outside the church,” he said.

Mr Nairn praised the firefighters’ professionalism but said of the council response: “It’s an absolute shambles, I’ve been going round in circles.”

Police Scotland said Mr Nairn’s close was the only building that they were not allowing access to under any circumstances.

A council spokesman said “a relatively small number of residential properties were evacuated” and that temporary accommodation was still available.

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