Parts of the Glasgow School of Art are to demolished amid fears it's likely to collapse.

Work is due to start on dismantling sections of the Mackintosh building on Renfrew Street after it was destroyed by a fire earlier this month.

It's feared the site will partially collapse, causing bricks to fall and stones to roll downhill into other buildings.

The west gable of the building has continued to deteriorate while the east has continued to move outwards.

Contractors will start the demolition work, described as a "matter of urgency", on the eastern side of the site.

Glasgow City Council's head of building control Raymond Barlow said: "This building has undergone substantial stress in recent days.

"With each passing day a sudden collapse becomes more likely. It has become urgent that we take down the south façade.

"As the process begins it will be likely that the other walls will also need to be reduced.

"We do not know what effect this will have on the rest of the building so I have to be clear this site remains dangerous and is becoming more dangerous.

"It is particularly important that people observe the cordon which remains in place."

More than 120 firefighters were involved in fighting the flames, which also destroyed the nearby O2 ABC and Campus bar.

The fire, which happened at 11.20pm on Friday, June 15, is the second blaze in four years to hit the Mack, which was undergoing a multi-million-pound restoration project to return it to its former glory.

Meanwhile, the cordon put in place following a previous fire at Victoria's Nightclub on Sauchiehall Street is to be moved back.

Glasgow City Council said that by the end of next week pedestrians would have full access to Hope Street and Renfield Street, although Renfield Lane will remain closed.

It added that traders would soon be given access to their business premises.

A blaze ripped through the nightclub and shops in March, forcing the demolition of buildings.