Firefighters tackle massive Great Yarmouth blaze

Video report by ITV News Anglia's Helen Keenan

Work to demolish Great Yarmouth's indoor market is now underway. It was destroyed, along with the Regent superbowl building, in a fire earlier this month.

The blaze has left several traders out of business during their busiest time of the year.

It took 100 firefighters almost 7 hours to dampen down the fire. The demolition work is expected to take around 12 weeks to complete.

Work will begin today on the demolition of Great Yarmouth's indoor market which was destroyed by fire earlier this month.

Roads will be closed and hoardings will go up today at the start of 12 weeks of work on Regent Road.

The market and Regent Superbowl buildings were destroyed on August 5th. It took more than 100 firefighters to put out the blaze.

A week after a fire which destroyed Great Yarmouth's indoor market, crews say they have finished damping down the rubble.

They will now handover responsibility for the site to private contractors.

Work is due to start today to install hoardings which will improve access to Regent Road and make the derelict building safer.

Traders, many of them uninsured, have promised to rebuild Great Yarmouth's indoor market and superbowl within a year. A fire in the early hours of Friday morning ripped through the buildings, despite the efforts of more than 150 firefighters. A fundraising appeal has already raised more than £2000.

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There has been a big response to an appeal to help businesses devastated by the fire in Great Yarmouth's Indoor Market.

The market and Regent Superbowl were engulfed in flames and demolition teams were brought in over the weekend to make the area safe.

A funding appeal has so far raised more than £1,800.

A section of Regent Road is still closed.

Demolition teams have started bringing down a bowling alley and indoor market that was completely destroyed by a major fire in Great Yarmouth yesterday.

The Regent Superbowl was engulfed by flames early yesterday morning and almost 100 firefighters were needed to bring the blaze under control.

A section of Regent Road is still closed and fire crews say that demolishing the complex is the best way to get the town back to normal as quickly as possible.

Businesses affected by the fire can contact the council on 01493 846431.

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Civic leaders say that Great Yarmouth is still 'open for business' despite a devastating fire in the town today.

The fire tore through a bowling alley and indoor market in Regent Road early this morning and nearby homes and businesses had to be evacuated.

Dozens of firefighters are still at the scene but councillors have been quick to stress that they still want people to visit at the height of the summer season.

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Aerial footage from a helicopter has captured the extent of the damage caused by a fire in Great Yarmouth today.

The broke out at the Regent Superbowl bowling alley just after 3am.

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