This is the terrifying moment a window was blown out after a ‘modified’ e-bike battery set fire to a house in Failsworth.
09.03.2023 - 12:13 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Plans to replace a massive self-storage warehouse that was destroyed in a huge fire have been submitted. A blaze ripped through the Armadillo self-storage site on Earl Road in Cheadle, Stockport, after breaking out in the early hours of Saturday, February 26 last year.
At its height 20 fire engines and 130 firefighters were drafted in to tackle the flames at the building near the Cheshire border, which sent smoke, which was visible several miles away, billowing over surrounding areas.
It was eventually brought under control hours later but there was what bosses described as 'significant destruction of the building and most contents.'
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Following the fire, individuals and businesses told the Manchester Evening Newshow they had 'lost everything' in the blaze and that their livelihoods had been ruined as a result. Investigators said they believed the fire had been started deliberately.
The building, which was deemed unsafe, was later demolished with the concreted site fenced off and vacant since. However, developers are now seeking permission from Stockport Council to build a new self-storage facility.
At four storeys high, the proposed new building would be two storeys taller than its predecessor but will occupy less of the site which owners Orbit Developments, who are behind the plans and were previously Armadillo's landlords, say leaves the potential for future development.
The plans also include 16 car parking spaces, one disabled space and two electric vehicle charging spaces as well as a sprinkler tank and pump housing.
Documents submitted as part of the application say: "The previous self-storage building was
This is the terrifying moment a window was blown out after a ‘modified’ e-bike battery set fire to a house in Failsworth.
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