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Sydenham Liquor Ablaze

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At approximately 1:00 pm this afternoon (2 November 2012) employees of Sydenham Lkiquor noticed smoke coming from under the wooden floor below their empty bottle store on Grahamstown Road.

Soon the entire bottle storage area was ablaze.

Alerted by the Apprentice Longhair we looked down towards Grahamstown Road and, from our vantage point in Parsons Hill, it appeared as though the fire was right next to the stadium. Initial and incorrect radio reports said that it was Finro’s that was on fire.

Traffic and emergency services blocked off access to Grahamstown Road and traffic coming down from Uitenhage Road was directed to Patterson Road – even from Patterson Road one could see the rear of the two businesses most affected by the fire – Sydenham Liquors’ empty bottle storage area and PE Bolt and Nut.

Media were taken close to the fire via the rear entrance past the Builders Warehouse truss manufacturing and storage area, where Builders Warehouse personnel were removing valuable electronic equipment and wood out of their premises

The cause of the fire is unknown at this stage.

Images of the Sydenham Liquor fire below taken by myself and the Apprentice Longhair.

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Alan Straton

Chief Cook, Bottle Washer and Broom Mechanic at MyPE
Passionate about Port Elizabeth and definitely NOT packing for Perth. Alan's ethos is epitomised in the words of Nelson Mandela; "I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the idea of a democratic and free society. If need be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die." See more articles by Alan.