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Grockle Gongoozler

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RCR (River Canal Rescue) have their offices at Unit 10, tilcon Ave, Stafford and a neighboring business at Units 7/8 selling fireworks has had a major blaze

 

http://www.staffordshirenewsletter.co.uk/Fireworks-explode-Stafford-business-blaze/story-23794587-detail/story.html

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-29842252

 

as these buildings are in the same small block, I would expect RCR's offices to have been severely affected. Not good for them sad.png

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RCR (River Canal Rescue) have their offices at Unit 10, tilcon Ave, Stafford and a neighboring business at Units 7/8 selling fireworks has had a major blaze

 

http://www.staffordshirenewsletter.co.uk/Fireworks-explode-Stafford-business-blaze/story-23794587-detail/story.html

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-29842252

 

as these buildings are in the same small block, I would expect RCR's offices to have been severely affected. Not good for them sad.png

There is a video of the fire on the RCR Facebook page

 

Tim

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Quote from their Facebook page:

 

Unfortunately this is the event of this evening at River Canal Rescue. Please bare with us at this time. We will do our upmost best to keep everything as smooth as possible. Our database is still up and running online, remember if you need us in an emergency, please call, 01785 785 680. We have lost alot of stock tonight but our engineers will do our best to attend calls. Kind regards.

 

This video accompanied it:

 

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=838848492802002&set=vb.360550173965172&type=2&theater

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Apparently they've lost all their chandlery, but the database is safe.

 

I see Stephanie Horton is due to speak at the NABO AGM on some of their unusual call outs. Looks like she might have other tales to tell now. Best wishes to them, anyway, it's a unique service.

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cheshire~rose, on 31 Oct 2014 - 09:01 AM, said:

Quote from their Facebook page:

 

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Unfortunately this is the event of this evening at River Canal Rescue. Please bare with us at this time. We will do our upmost best to keep everything as smooth as possible. Our database is still up and running online, remember if you need us in an emergency, please call, 01785 785 680. We have lost alot of stock tonight but our engineers will do our best to attend calls. Kind regards.

 

The mind boggles at all those RCR engineers running around in the nude!

 

 

Dave

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Jim Riley Experienced

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The mind boggles at all those RCR engineers running around in the nude!

 

 

Dave

And of the thought of the many forum members who've accepted their invitation to join in. A new dimension to fireside frolics. Beware sparks and carpet burns!

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Zayna Proficient

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I'd be very surprised if there's anything left of the RCR offices. Look here, pic of the site of the blaze:

 

http://news.sky.com/story/1364089/man-arrested-over-fireworks-warehouse-blaze

 

and here, RCR offices:

 

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.801605,-2.0828688,3a,75y,169.83h,85.85t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sl6lu2SdxETvcqEU1kHZqaw!2e0?hl=en

 

How terrible.

 

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mayalld Veteran II

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Apparently they've lost all their chandlery, but the database is safe.

 

I see Stephanie Horton is due to speak at the NABO AGM on some of their unusual call outs. Looks like she might have other tales to tell now. Best wishes to them, anyway, it's a unique service.

 

Stephanie Horton is on the BBC News website as having been treated for Smoke Inhalation.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-29844774

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Janet S Rising Star

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Two lives lost...simply dreadful.

 

From posts on Facebook, it appears that RCR are up and working again. Well done to everyone at RCR to be up and functioning again so quickly at such a difficult time.

 

I hope everyone will have patience with them whilst they get to grips with this awful incident.

 

Janet

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