Well there was certainly no shortage outside the pub last night.
Our local is situated a the end of a row of listed buildings; not for their aesthetic qualities as many are run down looking old lock ups, but presumably to maintain some of the original riverside architecture.
All year, the fire brigade have been called out on numerous occasions to extinguish some little pyromaniacs attempt at entertainment by setting light to old pallets, skips, or similar and to date they had all been dealt with without major incident. Unsurprisingly, many of the local businesses and residents requested that our local constabulary may wish to make random patrols in the area to flush out these critters, but it seems they were always too busy chasing local motorists for driving 2mph over the speed limit.
Last night things finally went a bit too far. Within minutes of the first tender arriving, one of the old showrooms was well ablaze. It continued to spread throughout the building for a good hour or so and tied up the services of the incident control unit and at least 6 tenders from throughout the county. In addition they needed to close all of the surrounding roads (including two significant thoroughfares) and as I write this in the early hours of the following morning, they have yet to re-open.
It is a pity that the old building has been so severely damaged, but I sincerely hope that there were no serious injuries elsewhere in the county as a result of all local resources being in use here. All for the sake of a drive of a couple of hundred yards down the lane once in a while.
Coincidentally, the area has been the subject of much dispute of late as developers have struggled to get planning permission to convert these listed buildings into shops and luxury apartments. I wonder if it will be any easier now the "dangerous building" will probably have to be pulled down...
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Certainly heard plenty of fire tenders wizzin past my front window last night enroute to the scene. If the ole bill had made an effort to keep checking the place out beforehand then perhaps the fire and damage might not have happened.
Interesting point re will the planners get their planning approval....most probably...hmm...
ps...hope the fire didn't make the beer warm in the pub.
Still can't comprehend the intelligence and thinking of the low-life who hassle the fire crews. Fire crews as ya know do a dangerous job and often risk their own lives and for what....to be abused and pelted by idiots? Tis about time the offenders were dealt with.
I was talking to one of the firemen yesterday and he said that the pelting thing has been a common occurrence for years now and only gets reported on slow news days.
The sad thing is that they would rather it was never reported as it just encourages like-minded morons...
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