Burning building has been 'abandoned' for years and kids often break in, says tenant
Bradley Dalton, who lives in a flat complex next to the burning building, said it's a half-built development that was abandoned a few years ago - with kids regularly breaking in.
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He told the Mirror: "It’s an abandoned building that was half built...but they stopped construction on it. It was covered in silver cladding which was like all ripped off and torn off, so the wind was just flapping it around.
"Every now and then a bit would come off and go into the trees and stuff. There are gas bottles there, all sorts. It’s an abandoned construction site, basically."
He said there was another smaller fire a few days ago in a park outside the building, with youths often getting inside and letting off fireworks from the top floor.
"Since we’ve moved into this flat, which is about six months, it’s been constant kids in there messing around," he explained.
"We’re talking every other day a group of kids in there, letting off fireworks. There has been little fires outside it before but nothing like this.
"All the fencing around the building has been knocked down and they haven’t bothered to put it back up, that’s how kids are getting in. The police have been round there I don’t know how many times trying to find the kids."
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