Tag Archives: fire

Moon Lounge fire: an update from Moon Lounge’s Facebook page

On the evening after the fire at the Moon Lounge on Adelaide Street, manager Zee Moon posted some pictures of the damage and this message on the Facebook page: salam, unfortunatley at 6:30am yesterday morning, someone decided to set fire to … Continue reading

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Fire this morning at ‘Birmingham’s largest and most popular Shisha Lounge’ the Moon Lounge

There was a fire this morning at ‘Birmingham’s largest and most popular Shisha Lounge’ the Moon Lounge – the old Carpenter’s Arms building on Adelaide Street. The policeman I spoke to this morning said the fire had engulfed the whole building. … Continue reading

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Four boarded up Grade II listed properties on Moseley Road

When I posted West Midlands Police’s statement about the recent fire in a property on Moseley Road, in which two people sadly died, both Barnard and Yasmin commented that the old building, along with a few houses next to it, … Continue reading

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Two dead in fire in disused care home on Moseley Road – statement from West Midlands Police

As has been well documented in local and national media, there was an ‘incredibly severe fire’ in a disused care home on Moseley Road yesterday morning, in which two people died and another two were injured.  Below is an unedited … Continue reading

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D&P Textiles warehouse back in business

Seems the D&P Textiles warehouse on Cheapside is back in business after the big fire in February.  The left-hand section of the factory, where the roof has collapsed, is still cordoned off but the main body of the building is … Continue reading

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D&P Textiles fire: the morning after

I took a stroll down Cheapside today to take a look at what was left of the D&P Textiles warehouse after the massive fire yesterday.  As you can see from the photos, quite a bit of damage has been done … Continue reading

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