Working Men’s Club destroyed in arson attack
Staffordshire firefighters were called to a huge fire at a disused working men’s club on the evening of 18th June.
Crews spent around 4 hours tackling the fire at the Old Mills Working Men’s Club and Institute in Blurton at about 8.40pm.
Station Manager Rob Barber confirmed that arson is suspected. The building was so badly damaged that it will now need to be demolished.
Mr Barber said: “We have carried out our investigations and have gathered enough evidence to support a conclusion that this fire was started deliberately. We will do everything in our power to help Staffordshire Police bring those responsible to justice – arson is a serious crime, it endangers many lives and ties up emergency services for hours.”
There were no casualties reported in the incident. An investigation into the cause of the fire is now underway.