Probe after fire at town tourist office

Monday 23rd November 2009, 11:22AM GMT

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This picture of the scene was supplied by Shropshire Star reader Spencer Pritchard, who was passing and happened to have a camera with him.

Thousands of pounds of damage was caused to a Shropshire town visitors’ centre when fire ripped through the building yesterday afternoon.

The Information Bureau in Shrewsbury suffered damaged ceilings and extensive smoke damage during the blaze.

Three fire engines were sent to tackle the fire in the building next to Shrewsbury railway station just before 2.30pm yesterday

Owner James Gollins was beginning a clean-up operation today, but said the business would remain open.

He said: “There is nothing I can do about it now, but clean up and get on with it.

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16 Comments

  1. spencer said: Nov 23rd, 2009 at 11:58

    nice pics if i may say so myself

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  2. Brother said: Nov 23rd, 2009 at 12:50

    Not bad for 5 Megapixels

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  3. Jez said: Nov 23rd, 2009 at 13:29

    Haven’t I seen those somewhere else Spencer?

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  4. Spencer's Dad said: Nov 23rd, 2009 at 13:42

    Eeeh, well done son – worthy of a Pullitzer Prize for photo-journalism. Me and your mother always said that job as a car sales executive was such a waste of your talents

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  5. Andrew Owen said: Nov 23rd, 2009 at 13:46

    Well, Spencer’s Dad, we look forward to seeing your own, Robert Capa-esque, efforts.

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  6. Spencer's Dad said: Nov 23rd, 2009 at 14:00

    I’ll see what I can do – if young Spencer ever brings my Box Brownie back (while he’s at it he can tell me who this Robert Capa-Esque is – sounds like some foreigner to me).

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  7. spencer said: Nov 23rd, 2009 at 14:43

    can’t be my dad, he never typed in a yorkshire accent

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  8. Spencer's Dad said: Nov 23rd, 2009 at 15:25

    Yer can claim yer Mam fer that – it’s all those episodes of Emmerdale she made me sit through…..

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  9. Spencer's Nan said: Nov 23rd, 2009 at 16:21

    What time will you be round for your tea our Spencer?

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  10. Spencer's Cat said: Nov 24th, 2009 at 17:57

    miaow!

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  11. Spencer's Dog Megan said: Nov 25th, 2009 at 11:48

    I hate that cat!

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  12. Spencer's Goldfish said: Nov 25th, 2009 at 11:56

    Me too. It’s always looking at me.

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  13. Spencer's doctor said: Nov 25th, 2009 at 12:21

    Never mind all that, just don’t forget your prostate tomorrow, Spencer! Got my rubber gloves all ready.

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  14. Spencer's Boss said: Nov 25th, 2009 at 13:09

    Spencer’s doctor said:

    “Never mind all that, just don’t forget your prostate tomorrow”

    He’s prostrate every *****y day – or wasting MY time on here when he could be selling cars…..

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  15. 'John Boy' Walton said: Nov 26th, 2009 at 22:03

    I don’t remember us having a Spencer in the family. Goodnight!

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  16. Tam said: Nov 26th, 2009 at 22:27

    robert capeur wor eur ‘ungarian, whoa tuk american citizenship. ‘e wor eur famous war photographa ‘n unfortunately stepped on eur mine, whilst blissfully avin eur day off ‘n splatterin ‘is bits everywheear. not jannock sure wha’ sez abaht thy photograph.

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