Bowling Alley shut at Eden after fire (From Bucks Free Press)

Bowling Alley shut at Eden after fire

8:39pm Saturday 3rd May 2008

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EDEN'S bowling alley is shut until further notice after a fuseboard feeding into it caught fire today, causing a temporary evacuation.

The upstairs area of the shopping centre including the alley, cinema, restaurant and some other shops had to be closed off for around three hours from 3.30pm.

Fire crews from High Wycombe attended after smoke was seen coming from an electrical store room.

Firefighters had to force entry to get into the room. The fire was small but it caused large amounts of smoke and the surrounding parts of the building were evacuated as a precaution.

Watch manager Maloney, from High Wycombe Fire station, led a team carrying out a re-inspection at 7.30pm this evening.

He said: "It seems to be fine now, no cause for alarm.

"We let the security guards know to keep an eye on it but I'm a hundred per cent now that it's safe and has all cooled down."

An investigation will take place to uncover what caused the fire but it is thought the fuseboard probably over heated.

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