The huge fire which destroyed Wilmslow Garden Centre on Wednesday, 29th June, is believed to have been caused by an electrical fault. However, the exact location of the fault is still being identified.
The fire, which has devastated the Centre, is now completely out and all emergency services have left the scene, which is now sealed off.
Fire crews were called to the Garden Centre on Manchester Road shortly after 5.30am yesterday where they discovered a well developed fire involving greenhouses. As a result of the fire four large greenhouses have been completely burnt out and at the height of the incident 70 firefighters tackled the blaze which 15 fire engines attended.
Area Manager Phil Hales who was at the scene said, "From the initial call out, firefighters were aware of the scale of the fire and called upon resources to fight the fire and contain it. Due to their quick actions they were able to stop the fire spreading to adjacent premises."
Unfortunately, it was later confirmed that a number of small animals and fish which were in a pet centre within the premises had died. Some tropical fish and Koi Carp did survive and have been transferred to another location.
To view the most recent photos showing the extent of the damage please click 'next photo' above or play the slideshow.
For more information about the fire at Wilmslow Garden Centre, more photos and comments from people who worked there please see our previous articles published on Wednesday 29th June.
Cheshire Fire have uploaded some more photos to flickr.
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