Krowji have just issued the following statement:
We are sad to report there has been a significant fire at Krowji this morning. The fire bridgade have been working tirelessly to control this. Our priority at the moment is our studio holders safety as we try to keep them informed about the damage to our buildings and we ll update our pages as we can. Thank you to all those members of the public who have sent well wishes and thoughts of sympathy.
Fire is now out. The blaze appears to have been restricted to a single storey building which contained artist s studios and not to the newly opened £2m block.
Cornwall Council has ordered the closure as part of Redruth to Helston Safety Scheme. It will prevent people from driving the main road from early evening and overnight. The affected route includes Bucketts Hill, Buller Hill, Penventon, Four Lanes, Church Road, Pencoys, Forest, Nine Maidens, Carthew, Burras, B3297 Between Farms Common And Boquio, Crelly, Trenear, Wendron, and Redruth Road in Redruth The reasoning behind the closure is to install road safety measures including road marking removal, new road markings and high friction surfacing. The order comes into place tonight (March 15) and will continue every weekday between the hours of 7pm and 6am.
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