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BBC News
a day ago
- General
- BBC News
Owners 'heartbroken' as Stoke-on-Trent restaurant gutted by fire
The owners of a Chinese restaurant gutted by a fire say they have been left "in shock and absolutely heartbroken".Furama Palace in Trent Vale, Stoke-on-Trent, suffered severe damage after the blaze broke out in the building's roof at about 03:45 BST on roof was completely destroyed in the incident and two people were treated for minor injuries before being taken to blaze was since found to have been caused accidentally, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service said. A post on the Furama Palace Facebook page on Tuesday thanked people for their "kind support and well wishes"."We are still in shock and absolutely heartbroken to see all the hard work we have done over the past few years destroyed like that yesterday," it said."It has been such a pleasure to get to know all of you over the years; [we have] made some great friends and shared some great times." 'Devastated' People continued to offer their support in response to the post, with many saying they had been to the restaurant multiple times over the commenter said: "I can't imagine the heart and soul that you have put into your business; it's not about losing just bricks and mortar."Whatever you decide to do next, I'm sure you will get the support you deserve."Another said they were "devastated" and had been looking forward to celebrating a family member's graduation the next day."Our hearts go out to you now and we pray you can rebuild and reopen one day," they added. Residents living nearby reported seeing smoke and flames on the roof of the restaurant in the early hours of Lovett told BBC Radio Stoke: "It was quite scary. It was near the end of our garden as well, so the chances of it catching fire were quite worrying," she said."Our house was very full of smoke."She said her family were regulars at the restaurant, having first gone there about 10 years ago."The sad thing is that it's somebody's business... it's not nice for them," she added. Follow BBC Stoke & Staffordshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
2 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Stoke-on-Trent Chinese restaurant blaze tackled by firefighters
A Chinese restaurant has been seriously damaged in a blaze that broke out in the early blaze ignited at Furama Palace in Trent Vale, Stoke-on-Trent, in the early hours of Monday, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service a post on X at about 05:30 BST, the fire service said five crews were sent to tackle the blaze and urged people to avoid the A34 Newcastle Road is shut to enable firefighters to work at the scene, with travel monitoring system Inrix confirming it remained shut between the B5041 London Road and Harpfield Road. Follow BBC Stoke & Staffordshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
The Sun
5 days ago
- Climate
- The Sun
Huge blaze rises over residential street with plumes of smoke seen for miles as firefighters battle fire
AN INFERNO has sent fireballs and plumes of smoke billowing into the sky above Stoke-on-Trent. It is understood that the blaze erupted in Sneyd Green overnight with sparks and flames launched into the air by the inferno. 2 Witnesses to the fire on Pleydell Street at 2:30am saw flames pouring into the sky from a fire close to one of the homes on the street. It is not yet clear if the fire originated from one of the houses or not. Images captured by residents show a jet of fire and sparks rising from a blaze on the residential street. Houses up and down the road were illuminated by the glow of the fireball. Emergency services raced to the scene in the early hours to tackle the blaze. Witnesses reported several fire engines arrived to tackle the flames. Emergency crews were still on scene this morning, The Sun understands. Staffordshire Fire and Rescue services also raced to the scene of a fire in Tamworth last night. Emergency services have not released any information on the fire. 2
