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Ibrox tenants evacuated from unsafe building shocked to discover belongings 'destroyed'

Tenants evacuated from an unsafe building in Ibrox have been left in shock after finding their belongings have been "destroyed".

Residents were given half an hour to pack before being forced to flee their homes in the Copland Road building back in November 2020 after it was deemed unsafe.

They were refused entry to the building for the following two and a half years despite pleas that irreplaceable and sentimental items were inside.

Read more: Glasgow flats evacuated after being illegally rented by millionaire fraudster

Kiana Greenan was one of those left to abandon all of her belongings in the home she furnished herself and move back in with her parents during lockdown.

The then 22-year-old student of UWS left behind hundreds of pounds worth of university books, clothes, and furniture as well as Christmas presents she had bought for loved ones.

Floorboards had been ripped up at the flat (Contributed)

Meanwhile, her flatmate was placed in a refuge centre by the council and unable to get back items belonging to her late mum.

The pair were horrified to discover that their living room floor had been ripped up, the sofa destroyed and that there was mould covering one of the bedrooms when they returned last week.

A sentimental picture book covered was destroyed (Contributed)

Kiana's flatmate was also heartbroken to find a photo album gifted to her by her late mum had also been destroyed.

Kiana, 25, told Glasgow Live: "The building standards officers told us that there was an issue with the structure of the building and that they needed two weeks to look at it.

"I just grabbed a few winter jumpers and jackets to see me through. It's now two and a half years later and we've only just been allowed back in to collect small items.

The fridge was covered in mould (Contributed)

"About a year ago we had asked to get back in and we were told no. There has been no support from the council or our landlord. They've both just been as bad as each other.

"A quarter of one of the rooms is covered in mould. My flatmate had a photobook given to her by her mum for her 16th birthday that has been destroyed.

"They promised that our things would be fine to leave and that our stuff would be safe but there's been no respect shown for our possessions whatsoever."

As well as having to re-buy her whole wardrobe, Kiana has lost the furniture she bought for the flat, including a sofa that is now unusable and her bed, which workers asked for permission to chuck out.

Pictures taken inside the flat show mould covering the fridge and shower and ripped-up floorboards.

Rooms were covered in mould (Contributed)

Kiana's flat was particularly badly affected because it was beside another property where a cannabis farm was discovered.

We reported at the time how police officers had been on the site assisting the council to clear the building when a cultivation site was discovered.

She added: "It was really strange going back in and seeing how things had been left. We still had a Christmas tree up and there were still presents I had bought for people.

"Luckily I was able to get most of my stuff from the bedroom but we weren't allowed to take any of the bigger items.

"We were also able to get our deposit back so after getting the stuff that we want, we thankfully won't have to deal with it anymore."

A spokesperson for Glasgow City Council said that their role was to prevent access to the "dangerous building" and that any issues with the condition of the contents of the building would be an insurance issue for the owners.

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