Parade blaze is small but deliberate
A fire at a shop in Exmouth on Sunday afternoon is being treated as arson.
Two appliances from Exmouth, one from Middlemoor and the aerial ladder platform were mobilised to the blaze in the rear of a shop on the Parade in the town centre.
The fire, just after 2pm, in the basement of the three storey building is said to be small and was put out using a single hose reel jet. One thermal imaging camera, small tools and a gas monitor were also used to ensure the scene was safe.
Shops on The Parade and nearby Strand seem to experience fires relatively frequently. In 2016, long-established business Panters had a fire. A few months earlier, the Consol tanning salon got more than the tanning it expected and was subsequently closed for many months.
In 2010, a fire that started at Bargains Galore spread to the nearby Conservative Club, a sports club and adjoining flats. It took more than a hundred firefighters to put it out.
Exeter leisure centre to get revamp
£400k plans for extension of heritage railway line
Chiefs see off Sale in thrilling encounter
Plans to change Torbay heart care dropped
Torbay taxi driver stripped of licence after making video call
Row amplifies after public claims edited out
