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| Boston fire: Animals rescued from garden centre blaze | |
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| Fire crews have tackled a major fire at a garden centre. | Fire crews have tackled a major fire at a garden centre. |
| Large plumes of smoke were seen billowing from Johnsons Garden Centre in Fishtoft, Boston, when the fire broke out at about 11:30 BST on Sunday. | Large plumes of smoke were seen billowing from Johnsons Garden Centre in Fishtoft, Boston, when the fire broke out at about 11:30 BST on Sunday. |
| The family-run business in Lincolnshire had been closed due to the coronavirus outbreak, but the food hall remained open. | The family-run business in Lincolnshire had been closed due to the coronavirus outbreak, but the food hall remained open. |
| No-one was injured and staff at the pet shop based at the centre managed to get all of the animals out unharmed. | No-one was injured and staff at the pet shop based at the centre managed to get all of the animals out unharmed. |
| Johnsons said on their Facebook page that the food hall would reopen for business as usual on Monday. | Johnsons said on their Facebook page that the food hall would reopen for business as usual on Monday. |
| Boston Aquatics and Pets, which is based at the centre, said: "Amidst all the craziness, we have just had a fire scare. But just to let everyone know, we managed to get all the animals evacuated safely, and all of our staff are safe." | Boston Aquatics and Pets, which is based at the centre, said: "Amidst all the craziness, we have just had a fire scare. But just to let everyone know, we managed to get all the animals evacuated safely, and all of our staff are safe." |
| It added in a Facebook post: "This is exactly why we have our fire escape boxes at the ready to evacuate the animals just in case of instances like these. | It added in a Facebook post: "This is exactly why we have our fire escape boxes at the ready to evacuate the animals just in case of instances like these. |
| "Our team are so awesome for getting all the animals out so quickly, and for most importantly getting themselves out so quickly too." | "Our team are so awesome for getting all the animals out so quickly, and for most importantly getting themselves out so quickly too." |
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