The town’s B&Q store was left a ‘blackened shell’ after a huge blaze destroyed it during the night in the summer.
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Staff would go on to be told that their jobs were safe and plans were in the pipeline to find temporary premises until a new store was built. Photo: Midlands
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That new store would be in New Hammond Beck Road, off the A52, where it is still sited today. Photo: Midlands
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Firefighters investigating the cause of the fire said it could have been a discarded cigarette, the Standard wrote in its next edition. Photo: Midlands
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Looking inside the 'blackened shell' ... Photo: Midlands