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Bordesley fire today

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Astonian

gone but not forgotten
HI GUYS ;
I Heard on the early morning news today that there is a fire in bordesly can anybody tell me where about it is and also whats the name of the place ;just over aweek ago there was another fire or two ; do we have an arsonist in brum or what ;
two weks ago the old birmingham battery power station burt down and ther was another one about a mile apart on the bristol rd
from the previous one ; the anouncer never said the named rd nor the name of the bussiness ;
thats why i thought i would asked for info; best wishes astonian;;
 
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I will let you know about where as soon as I can find something out Alan but I do not believe it helpful to try to combine separate events into an 'Arsonist at Large' theory when there has been no suggestion that this is the case.
 
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This from the Birmingham Mail:

Fire crews tackled blaze at an industrial estate for more than 12 hours in Birmingham.
The fire broke out at Whitworth Industrial Park, Tilton Road, Bordesley, just after 6pm last night .
West Midlands Fire Service sent 14 crews who used specialist equipment and spent more than 12 hours trying to bring the fire, which eventually spread to an area of 100 metres by 100 metres, under control.
Nearby Garrison Lane was also closed to traffic from 7pm to 12.15am to allow crews to access water supplies.
No one was hurt but Highgate station commander Mark Clifton said, around half a dozen propane and butane gas cylinders exploded during the incident.
Commander Clifton said: “It was one of the worst fires we had seen in a while. Gas cylinders exploded which made it very dangerous.
“The cause of the fire is yet to be determined.”
Commander Clifton said one of the units was used to repair cars while another was in use as a powder coatings unit.
 
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HI BERNIE ;
Many thanks for your time in replying to my request and keeping us posted would this estate be bythe old school that was up by the tilton rd
as i recall on or around that area its been many years since i was up that way ; i am trying to recall ever seeing this industreal estate
at least it was good news no-one was injured i have noticed that o recent there as been afew fires over this ;last week or two ;
many thanks best wishes astonian ;;
 
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