Fire on or just off Woodchurch Road, opposite the kwik fit. Road blocked by the Halfway. At least 3 appliances and the command unit in attendance.

Hope there no casualties

Interesting; any photo's?

house fire or shop fire

It's the bookies on Woodchurch rd,my daughter has just seen it and says it is gutted,roof collapsed,lots of roads closed and gas, elec and fire services in attendance.

Chris.

Hope there not a rezzies evac. Sis wudnt be amused wiv 2 tiddly winks

10/1 it was arson

I fort that!!

Went up there and traffic is being diverted. The whole upper building has been gutted.

Some crappy mobile photos:

Nice one matey!

Couldn't really get any closer, and I don't think the mobile phone camera could do anything really! The smoke was really intense even from the distance of the bottom photo.

good enough mate.

I've just driven through that way and there is still loads of smoke. You see the smoke hanging before you reach the traffic lights. The road is still closed as well

It's going to be pulled down http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/8289329.stm

Whats the adjoining properties and how are they?.

i think it's jones chapman and time and the other estate agents.

Stand by for a block of flats.

It's almost as if the developers are paying people to do in their own buildings. Everything that gets burnt down, there are cardboard 'luxury apartments' up in months.

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/live...ze-at-wirral-bookmakers-100252-24849023/

News report with pics there. Says it took out the adjacent shop as well.

The 'smoke' I saw must have been the dust from them demolishing the building.

nope its still on fire just left there an hour ago after squirting water at it all morning ! they are removing the rubble but its slow going as the gas board are trying to find the mains to shut it off.

Welcome firemanlee.
You've had a nice quiet sunday then
Good job done for you guys I guess.

Saw the Gas Board turning up at 12 last night.

I got a video of this, but it's really bad quality.

Award for not seeing the bigger picture goes to manager of Lea's Estate Agent:

“What we are worried about the most is the fact that all of the keys were in the building so it is likely we are going to have to change quite a few locks.”

anyone got any pics of what it looked like before the fire?
i cant picture it.
cheers.

Unfortunately, Google Streetview is not yet active on Woodchurch Road. I think it has already been filmed in preparation though.

I can't find anything on the net, apart from http://media.rightmove.co.uk/30k/29024/branch_photo_29024_0001.jpg which is more of a close up.

Couple of pics from sunday afternoon!

Few more !

wow big fire

A lot bigger than i was expecting!

Could be a lot of money and a nice big safe under there somewhere, I wonder if the Bookie had a good or bad day, that day.

Insurance job....??