Wise Bedding and Furnishings furniture shop in Bexleyheath has been destroyed due to a fire that is believed to have started by equipment used to grow cannabis.
The fire started at around 0815 GMT on Friday 19th March and it took six fire fighting crews to tackle the blaze. Luckily there were no fatalities and the fire was quickly brought under control however they could not stop the serious damage that had already occurred to the ground floor shop. The fire started from the flats that are situated directly above the shop and, on early inspection, the fire department believe that it was started by a short circuit that was brought about by lights being used to grow cannabis.
Local resident, Suzanne Smith, was shocked by the incident but is relieved that there were no fatalities.
"It's awful news, I live just round the corner and it's terrible when something like that happens on your doorstep, especially to Wise's, a shop that has been around for so long. It could have been a lot worse though, at least no one was hurt."
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