Suspected arson as Telford club goes up in flames

A fire ripped through a former Telford sports and social club destroying part of the clubhouse in a suspected arson attack. [gallery] A fire ripped through a former Telford sports and social club destroying part of the clubhouse in a suspected arson attack. About 40 firefighters battled the blaze at the site of the old Coddon Sports and Social Club in Wellington Road, Donnington, at about 9.50pm yesterday. See more pictures of the damage here Police were forced to close part of the road at Furnace Lane for more than two hours after crews arrived to find flames shooting through the roof of the well-known building. Craig Jackson, crew manager at Telford Fire Station, said crews were at the scene until after midnight in an attempt to save the former clubhouse, which closed in April this year. [24link]