Stock destroyed in Peacocks clothing shop fire in Oswestry

Staff at a Peacocks fashion store in Oswestry have had to throw away hundreds of items of brand new clothing after a serious fire swept through the premises last Saturday (4th September).

The incident occurred in the middle at the night, with fire fighters estimating that the fire started at around 11pm on Saturday night. Fire alarms sounded, and store manager Wendy Ellis was called to the scene.

The cause of the fire is believed to be arson, as it was found that the contents of bins at the back of the Cross Street premises were set on fire. Although no one was injured in the fire, the store and its stock did sustain significant damage.

Thankful that fire alarms gave an early warning of the incident, Ms Ellis explains what happened, saying:

“The fire didn’t go onto the shop floor but 500 garments had to be destroyed because of smoke damage.

“If you think each garment has got to be about £10 to £15 each that is rather a lot of money.

“If the fire had got into the building who knows what could have happened. It is not worth thinking about it.”