Police issue update after fire rips through pub with owners 'devastated'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukPolice have said there are not believed to be any 'suspicious circumstances' after a fire tore through a pub in Bolton. The blaze broke out at The Greyhound pub on Deansgate at around 5am yesterday morning (Sunday).
Pictures showed flames and smoke billowing from the building through the broken windows as crews responded. Deansgate was taped off as firefighters spent a number of hours tackling the flames.
An investigation was launched by the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service and Greater Manchester Police, with forensic officers spotted scouring the scene yesterday afternoon. READ NEXT: Man arrested after four 'horrific' rapes in Manchester city centre In an update issued this morning, a spokesperson for GMP said there were not believed to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding the fire.
The fire had 'not been classed as a crime', the spokesperson added. Fire crews left the scene on Sunday afternoon. Today (Monday), according to traffic alert service Inrix, a road closure remains in place around the pub.
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