Glasgow building collapses as Still Game star runs across street to avoid falling rubble
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A STILL Game star was forced to flee when a fire-ravaged building collapsed.
Tom Urie, who played Martin in the Scottish sitcom, said he was walking past the tenement on the corner of Kenmure Street and Albert Drive in Glasgow's Pollokshields when the drama unfolded.
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Tom Urie was on his way home when the drama unfolded
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The actor sprinted across the street as the building collapsed
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The River City actor, 56, said he started hearing "really weird noises" as he made his way home.
Sharing the story with his 3,000 followers, he told how he sprinted across the street as the building collapsed.
He said: "I was out tonight and I got home and parked the car round the corner and as I was walking round the corner I was looking at the building which has been lying derelict for five years since there was a fire thinking it was about time they demolished it that.
"Then I started hearing really weird noises like crackling noises like it was raining really heavily and I looked up and the building was looking weird so I ran across the street as it collapsed."
Tom said he "got a fright" and hates to think what would have happened if the tenement had collapsed during the day.
Residents were evacuated while fire crews secured the area.
He added: "I phoned the police of course. Because I've been watching 911 religiously I knew how to be concise and tell them exactly where it was and the postcode, there was no danger and all that.
"So the street is now completely full of fire engines and police and all sorts, so there you go. Mental."
Fans of the actor flocked to the comments to react to his frightening ordeal.
One wrote: "Bloody hell. Scary! Glad you're okay though."
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Another said: "Glad you're okay, that was my pal's flat."
A third added: "My goodness! That's crazy."
A fourth weighed in: "Thank goodness you are okay, definitely lotto ticket time."
A fifth put: "FFS, what a thing to happen!"
Sharing a picture of the collapsed building on Instagram, Tom added: "Actually ran for the first time since I was eight. Felt like Indiana Jones. The Pollokshields version."
An SFRS spokesperson said: "We were alerted at 12.09am on Saturday, July 12 to reports of a collapsed derelict building on Kenmure Street in Glasgow.
"Operations control mobilised eight appliances to the scene.
"A number of nearby residents have been evacuated as firefighters work to make the area safe.
"There are no reported casualties."
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