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Fire breaks out at bakery
A serious fire broke out on Wednesday morning at a popular bakery.
Crews from across Bristol battled the fire at the back of the premises on There And Back Again Lane in Clifton, just off Berkeley Square.
Firefighters also entered Pinkmans from its main enrance on Park Street.
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Soon after 6am, firefighters were dampening down the blackened timber of what used to be the roof of the building on There And Back Again Lane.
At the height of the blaze, eight fire engines were in attendance.
At 4.45am, Avon & Fire Rescue Service said: “We’re currently responding to a fire on Berkeley Avenue, Clifton, Bristol. We currently have 10 fire appliances on the scene including 8 fire engines, the drone unit, the command unit and a turntable ladder. Crews are tackling the blaze.”
At 6.11am, the fire service tweeted that “the fire has now been extinguished and resources are being scaled back”.
“We’re pleased to confirm no one was injured during the fire. The building involved is a commercial bakery and fire investigation will begin later this morning.”
The bakery that caught fire was at the rear of Pinkmans on Park Street – photo: Martin Booth
Main photo: Martin Booth
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