Fire at Tesco headquarters in Welwyn Garden City
TESCO headquarters was on fire last night (Thursday). Cirrus House on Shire Park, in WGC, was evacuated at 7.25pm after a fire on the first floor. Firefighters battled with a ventilation machine to clear the smoke filled Falcon Way offices, where 25 peopl
TESCO headquarters was on fire last night (Thursday).
Cirrus House on Shire Park, in WGC, was evacuated at 7.25pm after a fire on the first floor.
Firefighters used a ventilation machine to clear the smoke filled Falcon Way offices, where 25 people were working at the time.
WGC fireman Simon Dredge said: "The fire was extinguished as we got there, but there was a lot of smoke.
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"The building was also quite smoke damaged."
The cause of the blaze is doubtful, an investigation is being held today to see how it started.
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