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Building fire in High Wycombe

A FIRE broke out at a warehouse in High Wycombe this evening.

The blaze, in Copyground Lane, began at around 5pm.

It is thought that a car in the building caught fire, and in turn set off the roof of the building.

Rob Smith, 21, of Lindsay Avenue was having a barbecue at his house, which backs onto the site of the fire, when the blaze started.

He said: "We were just outside in the garden having a barbeque and we saw smoke from round the back. We looked and the whole roof of the building was on fire.

"It was really black smoke, and it really smelt like petrol. We heard a few loud bangs, like things exploding. The fire brigade were there in under five minutes.

"The funny thing was that our barbecue wasn't even working."

Police cordoned off a section of the road as firefighters dealt with the blaze.

6:30pm Sunday 11th May 2008

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Posted by: erm, ermsville on 7:38pm Sun 11 May 08
"The funny thing was that our barbecue wasn't even working."


so did he throw a couple of shrimps onto the roof?
Posted by: Ivor on 8:01pm Sun 11 May 08
Is the building badly damaged? If it is badly damaged no doubt the housing developers will soon be poking their snouts around the site looking to see how many unnecessary houses they can build on the ground if the garage has to be pulled down.

Have you read Ivor’s blog today? Click on the “Opinion” link on the menu on the left then click on “Readers Bucks Blog”.
Posted by: ME, Bucks on 9:33pm Sun 11 May 08
SHUT UP IVOR!!!!!!
Posted by: averagenobody, Buckinghamshire on 10:39pm Sun 11 May 08
Yes, Go away Ivor, are you really such a sad, friendless, cretin that you have to use every BFP news article to promote your brainless opinions on building developers, the Eden centre, light bulbs etc etc. You really must be as pathetic as you sound.

Have you read Ivor's blog today? Don't bother it's a pile of dung
Posted by: ukus, HW on 8:39am Mon 12 May 08
Ivor, please go find something useful to do with your time.
Posted by: mr_wright, Wyc on 9:16am Mon 12 May 08
Ivor I’m with you on this one.

For your information the building is a listed building. The owners have been applying for planning permission to build flats but keep getting rejected. The only way to build on a listed site is if the structure is damaged! Surprise we have a fire!
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