Aftermath of shop fire which closed main A140 road at Long Stratton

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The scene in Long Stratton the day after the fire. Credit: ITV Anglia

Investigations are underway after a fire at parade of shops at Long Stratton in Norfolk.

Police closed the A140 after the blaze in a row of shops between Swan Lane and Hall Lane broke out just before 2pm on Thursday 13 June.

Properties have been badly damaged while a number of people living nearby had to leave their homes overnight as a precaution.

The fire took hold in a hardware store Credit: ITV Anglia

It is thought the fire started in one of the flats above the shops and and spread to three properties in the row. Norfolk Fire said no-one had been hurt.

Bus routes were subject to disruption and drivers were asked to avoid the area while crews tackled the fire in the shops opposite the Shell garage.

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