Just heard on the radio of a major fire on Holme Lane in Hillsborough...5 buildings ablaze with fire spreading

Originally posted by wibbles
Just heard on the radio of a major fire on Holme Lane in Hillsborough...5 buildings ablaze with fire spreading
Fire started in the upstairs of THE TASTE OF INDIA restaurant and has spread to other buildings in the block.

I hope that the pork sanwich shop is ok

You'll be able to get crispy pork sandwiches now!!

will they be Tandoori flavoured ?

Was very worried for a mo there - then saw it's the other end from where I live!!! Phew.

Hope no one's hurt though....

Quite like the taste of india, hope they get sorted quickly!

Traffic will be a nightmare on Langsett Road into Hillsborough

Originally posted by stella fan
Fire started in the upstairs of THE TASTE OF INDIA restaurant and has spread to other buildings in the block.
Was wiseguy in attendance? and does that mean I'll have to cancel my booking for tonight?

Nobody is hurt. According to the news everyone managed to get out of the buildings.

When I first I heard the news I thought the council may finally have driven someone to set the place on fire!

My daughter just called me to tell me about this. The whole four shops have gone and one of the firemen she was talking to said they'd been "set on fire".

Lets hope no-one was hurt.

I don't live too far away from there, off the bottom of Walkley Lane. I hope the smoke isn't too bad - if my missus's washing is affected there'll be hell to pay!

Had to make a wide detour to get home, grab camera and caught the end of it.
http://www.Daveyre.Fire.photoshare.co.nz

Thanks to our roving reporter!

Originally posted by wibbles
Just heard on the radio of a major fire on Holme Lane in Hillsborough...5 buildings ablaze with fire spreading

Holme lane? you mean Bradfield road. I hope it didn't reach Farmfoods as there will be no frozen produce left.

Fantastic opportunity to demolish and modernise.

Go Council Go.

As quoted by firsteuro I hope that the pork sanwich shop is ok

At first glance the pork sandwich shop seems to have escaped, though possibly not from smoke damage.

After the fire:

http://img42.photobucket.com/albums/v130/wharncliffe/bradfield_021.jpg

http://img42.photobucket.com/albums/v130/wharncliffe/bradfield_020.jpg

Apparently, whilst the fire brigade were still there, a flat on Regent Court set alight too! Some of the fire crew from the shops fire had to go to Regent Court and put it out!! No-one was hurt there either.

makes it sound like arson!

Police and Fire officers are investigating, say the Star:

http://www.sheffieldtoday.net/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=58&ArticleID=826952

Originally posted by Yorkie
Fantastic opportunity to demolish and modernise.

Wonder if the same idea crossed anyone's mind before the conflagration?

Originally posted by Ned Ludd
Was wiseguy in attendance? and does that mean I'll have to cancel my booking for tonight?

What did you book Wiseguy for then? :D

It was a very interesting afternoon, I was heading for Dunn Elms saw the cop car at the Tram gates stopping traffic going down rounded the corner to see all the smoke.

Thought initially they had cut the road off to everyone, but it was just the far end.

My sister in law and her immediate family are in mourning as that is their fav indian.

Have to say tho - the area could do with demolishing.

Moon

Originally posted by duffman


I hope it didn't reach Farmfoods as there will be no frozen produce left.

Farmfoods of Hillsborough, probably the finest frozen food retail outlet in Yorkshire with car parking facilities on the doorstep, is unaffected.

It is a separate building from the one gutted by the fire.

PS...

Full your freezer with Farmfood - it's cheaper to run.

I have read in today's star that the fire was caused by an electrical fault , under the floorboards of one of the flats above taste of india.