Fireball starts blaze at bingo hall (From Daily Echo)
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Fireball starts blaze at bingo hall
Updated 11:45am Wednesday 27th February 2013 in News
By Emma Streatfield, Senior Reporter
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- Fire crews are dealing with a blaze at a bingo hall in Eastleigh town centre after witnesses see a fireball coming from the building
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FIRE officials have removed the cordon around the Bingo Hall where the fire broke out as fire crews begin to leave the scene.
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It appears all the shops opposite the bingo hall, including Poundland and Coral, are currently without power.
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The area has been taped off, keeping back the crowds who have gathered to watch the unfolding drama.
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There are currently two crews from Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service on the scene.
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Staff described how the lights suddenly went out as smoke started to fill the store.
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Scores of customers from neighbouring store Sainsbury's had to be evacuated.
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Witnesses described seeing a fireball coming from the doors of the Leo Leisure Bingo Hall in Eastleigh town centre, just before 10am.
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FIRE CREWS are fighting a blaze that has engulfed a Hampshire bingo hall.
Comments(9)
car59
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11:09am Wed 27 Feb 13
Subject48
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11:09am Wed 27 Feb 13
"Fireball blasts through doors of bingo hall in"
Holy smokes, It must be the human torch!
car59
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11:09am Wed 27 Feb 13
Zeo
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11:14am Wed 27 Feb 13
Ozmosis
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11:19am Wed 27 Feb 13
Simon Cowell
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11:28am Wed 27 Feb 13
bigfella
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11:40am Wed 27 Feb 13
Ozmosis wrote:Eastleigh's economy has ground to a halt as a result. Although rumours the 2,400 charity shops already showing brisk upturn in trade
Poundland is without power. Oh the humanity!
ryanh728
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3:11pm Wed 27 Feb 13
Big Mac says...
11:06am Wed 27 Feb 13