The cause of two fires that severely damaged the historic Glasgow School of Art building, nearby O2 ABC and left dozens of people homeless, could be revealed this week.

The Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee's report into the circumstances surrounding the two fires is to be launched on Friday March 8.

Joan McAlpine MSP, convenor of the Committee, will present the findings and conclusions to the media.

The Committee’s inquiry started in September and has taken evidence on the circumstances surrounding the two fires including the lessons learnt.

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It will also look at the policy implications for fire safety of other historically and culturally significant buildings in Scotland.

The 2014 fire began in a Degree Show exhibit, when a foam artwork was ignited by a hot projector and spread - with the aid of voids in the fabric of the building - to the rest of the west end of the building, including the Mackintosh-designed library.

The cause of the 2018 fire remains unknown but caused significantly more damage than the first.

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Stephen Mackenzie, an independent fire expert, who gave evidence to the Scottish Parliament committee, previously said that he was puzzled about the lack of a mist fire suppression system in the Mackintosh Building, which was destroyed by fire in June last year.

Reports suggested the fire, which destroyed the world-famous building only four years after the first fire in 2014, had been ablaze for up to an hour before the alarm was raised.