Glasgow fire eyewitness who tried to stop vape shop inferno reveals devastating blaze broke out from 'bank of chargers under counter'

Lamin Kongira, 42, was walking along Union Street on Sunday afternoon when he saw smoke coming from the vape shop and a person running out of the door.


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