Blaze at Hippodrome in Wrexham

FIREFIGHTERS are tackling a large blaze at Wrexham's old Hippodrome.
Crews from Wrexham and Chirk, along with the aerial ladder platform, were called out just after 1pm to the fire on the ground floor of the building.

Henblas Street was cordoned off and shops nearby closed.

Crowds of onlookers watched as first smoke, followed by flames, billowed from the site.
Video footage sent in by Mark Gregory

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• Wrexham
• Fire
• Evening
• Leader
• Hippodrome

[e079248shaun]

@caiapark you were right : (

[lynnedjones]

yeh me too, i went to saturday moning pictures there too

[evzevz06]

Theyl do what theyve done to every other landmark, tear it down and put something there to make wxm mroe of a "city", BS they took the brewery they can refurb this

[madassbadgers]

yet another wrexham landmark gone, i remember going to saturday morning film club there when i was a kid.

[caiapark]

i wonder if wrexham council will bulldoze the lot, saying its unsafe. just look what was at BHS and the new council offices some years a go, really nice buildings,

[SeaBrie]

As I understand it all of the studios and equipment for the original Wrexham FM were still in the top floor of the Hippodrome.  That's a few grand's worth of gear right there... Bugger.

[kitmm]

And all the same week that Barry Flanigan died. Oooh... all very sus.

[TEARAWAYTiff]

I followed the smoke :D

Haha. At first, i thought greggs burnt a pasty.

Sadly not :(

[megamushroom07]

More like clearing room for something. Wankers.

[JKHunter1]

what a damn shame!