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Craig Williams

Watch Batgirl villain Brendan Fraser emerge from burning Glasgow building during filming

Filming for Batgirl is continuing in Glasgow, with the Trongate area of the city doubling up as Gotham City.

We've already been treated to our first look at a suited up Batgirl on the set, keeping tabs on the baddies from a stereotypical Glasgow viewpoint of a third-floor tenement.

Now movie and comic book fans have been treated to a first look at pyromaniac villain Firefly in the HBO Max flick, played by The Mummy, Crash and George Of The Jungle star Brendan Fraser.

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Fraser was spotted filming a dramatic scene on the Trongate at the junction of Chisolm Street and Albion Street across from Maggie Mays pub, which forced traffic to be held up temporarily.

It saw him emerge from a smoke filled pharmacy (made to look like it was in flames) and walk across the Trongate, before he stopped to look back at the blaze.

And while the set on Parnie Street has been closed off to onlookers during filming, given that this scene was filmed on a 'live' road, people were able to stand and watch the cameras roll and the scene unfold just metres away.

Filming is set to continue in the Trongate and Saltmarket areas over the weekend, with production also taking place over the coming weeks on other city centre streets such as Glassford Street and Hanover Street as well as in Partick.

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