Devastation after huge fire at beautiful thatch-roofed pub The Smoker
The Smoker pub in East Cheshire was hit by a devastating fire last week. Credit: Supplied, Robinsons.
A beautiful thatch-roofed pub has been devastated by a huge fire that tore through it last week.
The Smoker pub in the village of Plumley is more than 400 years old and has been owned by Robinsons family brewers since 1949.
The fire broke out at around 5.30pm last Wednesday with the building quickly evacuated.
Nine fire crews attended the blaze, which burned well into the night.
The pub has now released a statement thanking all the messages of support it’s received as well as praising the efforts of fire crews, who ‘braved the flames to rescue our beloved cats’.
No one was injured in the devastating fire at The Smoker pub, though the damage is ‘suspected to be severe’.
Soon the work will begin to restore The Smoker – one of the only thatched roof pubs in the Robinsons portfolio – to its former glory.
William Robinson, managing director of Pubs at Robinsons commented: “I’d like to extend my thanks to the nine fire crews of Cheshire Fire and Rescue and Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue services who both attended the fire and worked throughout the night to extinguish the flames.
“Alongside the fire crews, The Salvation Army were on site, playing an incredible role in looking after the welfare of the fire crews and others onsite.
“It will take quite some time to fully understand the level of damage that has been done, but we suspect it to be quite severe.”
The Smoker pub shared on Facebook: “After the devastating events of Wednesday evening I would just like to say THANK YOU!!
“For the countless messages I have received asking after the welfare of myself and my family, for the support of Adam and Ashleigh we could not have got thru the nite without you, for Darren dropping everything to be there while all we could do was watch…
“But most of all to the firemen that braved the flames to rescue our beloved cats and bring them out safely….
“A massive heart felt THANK YOU.”
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Featured image: Supplied, Robinsons