Barnes' furniture shop fire.

Lampman · 02-04-2010, 19:22

Well I see the inevitiable has happened;a fire in the derilict former Barnes's furniture shop,on Church Street.
After standing empty for three years it appears someone has tried to torch the property.
Luckily the Fire Brigade was alerted before the fire spread to the adjacent properties.
When will this eyesore be demolished?

flashy · 02-04-2010, 19:47

hmmm sounds a bit dodgy to me, maybe an insurance job?

Lampman · 02-04-2010, 19:49

Investigations are afoot.Four Fire engine crews,umpteen Police and disruption to local business.Someone has a lot to answer for.

nugget123 · 02-04-2010, 20:28

its a shame alot of the shops stand empty now and like Barnes are at risk from fires and been broken into

Lampman · 02-04-2010, 20:31

Agreed Nugget,but unlike many this eyesore has been in a dangerous state for years.Couple this with the proximity of a young people's venue and you have an accident waiting to happen.

Rob249 · 02-04-2010, 20:41

Has it all burnt down or is it something and nothing.

MargaretR · 02-04-2010, 21:01

Whoever owns it won't pay business rates now if the roof has gone.

lancsdave · 02-04-2010, 21:04

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Originally Posted by Lampman

Agreed Nugget,but unlike many this eyesore has been in a dangerous state for years.Couple this with the proximity of a young people's venue and you have an accident waiting to happen.

Who owns New era ? Would make more sense for Barnes to become an extension of New Era, depending on costs of course. They will never be rented out as shops again, too many empty ones already which are too expensive to rent

cmonstanley · 02-04-2010, 21:07

the accy arsonist returns, like ive said before ive never lived in a place where there was so many high profile fires but everybody in accy now thinks its the norm

pipinfort · 03-04-2010, 06:26

The last time i looked the empty shop was full of old bits of wood for sale(very strange) so it was tailormade for arsonists.........

lancsdave · 03-04-2010, 06:34

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Originally Posted by Rob249

Has it all burnt down or is it something and nothing.

I knew about the fire on Friday afternoon and been past several times but not seen any sign of the fire. Must admit I haven't checked if the roof is still on though

Lampman · 03-04-2010, 09:47

As far as I know the Fire Brigade managed to contain the fire to the inner area,the roof seems intact.
I seem to remember the property was up for sale at an initial price of £800,000 and yet as mentioned above it seems to have a sale of scrap wood etc.
I think it is time for the council to enforce an order to progress;either renovate or demolish.

turkishdelight · 03-04-2010, 11:44

I know the owner will probably see him today.

cashman · 03-04-2010, 13:49

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Originally Posted by turkishdelight

I know the owner will probably see him today.

Well lets be realistic, theres only one thing the owners gonna say, wether its fact or not.

Lampman · 03-04-2010, 14:12

Who is the owner according to the blurb on the projected office and retail developement sign,it's someone called Aspire.
Perhaps they could Aspire to tidy the site.As the emergency services have been involved I would expect rapid action!