I’m not sure why I am so invested in this story, but I’d love to see some consequences for this cultural vandalism.
Crooked House: Fire at 'wonkiest' pub treated as arson - police
Submitted 1 year ago by Tudou@feddit.uk to unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-65141057
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Tudou@feddit.uk 1 year ago
floppy@rabbitea.rs 1 year ago
I didn’t realise it had been bulldozed. That’s incredibly suspicious! They should be made to rebuild it - I think the West Midlands mayor suggested this too!
starlinguk@kbin.social 1 year ago
The fire brigade also couldn't get close to the fire because someone had dumped mounds of earth on the road.
autotldr@lemmings.world [bot] 1 year ago
This is the best summary I could come up with:
A fire which ripped through a landmark pub days before it was unexpectedly demolished is being treated as arson, police say.
The Crooked House, near Dudley in the Black Country, caught fire on Saturday night and was then bulldozed on Monday, prompting anger from local residents.
The pub, once Britain’s “wonkiest”, was sold by Marston’s last month.
Staffordshire Police said on Wednesday investigations were continuing but the blaze was being treated as suspicious.
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Olympus@feddit.uk 1 year ago
Made me laugh when I saw it was only a 9 days after new owners purchased it. Might aswell stand outside with a sign saying “I did it”