The Smoker pub, in Plumley, Cheshire, a 400-year-old building owned by Robinsons, has been devastated by a major fire.
There have been no injuries or harm caused to anybody at the pub. The team at The Smoker did an excellent job of evacuating the building and ensuring everyone’s safety, said Robinsons. The fire started at 5.30pm and blazed well into the night.
“I’d like to extend my thanks to the nine fire crews of Cheshire Fire and Rescue and Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue services who both attended the fire and worked throughout the night to extinguish the flames,” said William Robinsons, managing director of pubs at Robinsons.
“Alongside the fire crews, The Salvation Army were on site, playing an incredible role in looking after the welfare of the fire crews and others onsite.
“It will take quite some time to fully understand the level of damage that has been done, but we suspect it to be quite severe.”
