 | The huge blaze in Lye near Stourbridge that has devastated Club 2000 Fishing Tackle Warehouse was started accidentally, fire Investigators have concluded. Crews from 12 fire stations tackled the fire at Hayes Lane in Lye on Saturday |
night. Firefighters remained on site for much of Sunday, and were back earlier on Monday to check for hotspots.
All firefighting actions have now ceased, with a final revisit confirming that no hotspots remain.
The site has been handed back to the owners, who have been advised to not enter the building due to its structural integrity. Boarding up will be organised by insurance companies.
Owners of the site have been advised not to enter the building due to its structural integrity.
One business owner whose premises were only slightly damaged told us of her relief.
She said: "Luckily the fire brigade were absolutely fantastic they got a water wall going to keep our business damped down so it was amazing.
"The noise from the fire, roofs collapsing and everything were pretty scary at the time… just watching it unfold as the building disintegrated.
"Driving up the road you just aw this huge ball of fire Huge ball of red and orange it was so frightening and obviously there was smoke as well.
"The flames were very very high when we arrived."
Bal Dhadwal who owns Club 2000 Fishing Tackle Warehouse is currently unable to get into his premises.
Bal's passport is trapped inside a filing cabinet in the shop and he needs it to fly to India in two weeks time to scatter his father's ashes.
He said he's 'completely devastated' - not only to lose years of hard work, but also potentially to miss being able to lay his father to rest if his passport is burnt.
The site has been handed back to the owners, who have been advised to not enter the building due to its structural integrity. Boarding up will be organised by insurance companies.
Owners of the site have been advised not to enter the building due to its structural integrity.
One business owner whose premises were only slightly damaged told us of her relief.
She said: "Luckily the fire brigade were absolutely fantastic they got a water wall going to keep our business damped down so it was amazing.
"The noise from the fire, roofs collapsing and everything were pretty scary at the time… just watching it unfold as the building disintegrated.
"Driving up the road you just aw this huge ball of fire Huge ball of red and orange it was so frightening and obviously there was smoke as well.
"The flames were very very high when we arrived."
Bal Dhadwal who owns Club 2000 Fishing Tackle Warehouse is currently unable to get into his premises.
Bal's passport is trapped inside a filing cabinet in the shop and he needs it to fly to India in two weeks time to scatter his father's ashes.
He said he's 'completely devastated' - not only to lose years of hard work, but also potentially to miss being able to lay his father to rest if his passport is burnt.
RSS Feed
