All 700 houses in the Athletes' Village for the Commonwealth games are undergoing last-minute alterations and being fitted with extra smoke alarms after Glasgow 2014 chiefs failed to meet safety standards.
With less than one month to go until the sporting festival begins, many of the Commonwealth Games properties in Glasgow's east end are still not ready because they fall foul of fire safety regulations.
It is understood that as far back as 2009 fire chiefs warned the Games' organisers that, although the Village will ultimately be used a housing, it would have to meet the higher fire-safety standards applied to non-domestic properties as it would function more like a hotel during the Games.
However, it is only in the last few weeks that work has started on bringing the Village up to correct specifications, with every residence being retrofitted with extra smoke alarms.
The problem was highlighted in March in a secret inspection report by the Commonwealth Games Federation which Glasgow 2014 refused to publish. It said, "There is an outstanding issue with regard to fire safety compliance."
MSP Liz Smith, the Tory spokeswoman on sport, said, "This is yet reason why there is public concern about some aspects of planning ahead of the Commonwealth Games.
"If it is true that organisers were warned of this potential problem some years back and nothing happened, it begs the question of why no one listened and why we are now facing a situation where urgent fire safety adaptations are taking place with just a few weeks to go."
Throughout, our officers have provided advice on the Fire Risk Assessment process including the fire alarm and detection measures, protection and maintenance of escape routes and having suitable evacuation procedures in place to achieve the benchmark fire safety standards."
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