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| Road closed as blaze ruins shop | Road closed as blaze ruins shop |
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| A main road through a Cardiff suburb has been closed after a fire gutted a convenience store. | A main road through a Cardiff suburb has been closed after a fire gutted a convenience store. |
| Firefighters were called to the blaze at Costcutter in the Birchgrove area at 21:18 BST on Tuesday and were still damping down on Wednesday morning. | Firefighters were called to the blaze at Costcutter in the Birchgrove area at 21:18 BST on Tuesday and were still damping down on Wednesday morning. |
| South Wales Police said Pantbach Road could be closed to traffic "for some time" while the fire was dealt with. | South Wales Police said Pantbach Road could be closed to traffic "for some time" while the fire was dealt with. |
| It is understood nobody had to be rescued from the blaze, which caused the roof of the shop to collapse. | It is understood nobody had to be rescued from the blaze, which caused the roof of the shop to collapse. |
| Sarah Fry, who lives opposite the shop with friends, said demolition experts were at the scene on Wednesday afternoon. | Sarah Fry, who lives opposite the shop with friends, said demolition experts were at the scene on Wednesday afternoon. |
| "I was out when the fire started but the girls I live with said it seemed to start to start upstairs in one of the flats," she said. | "I was out when the fire started but the girls I live with said it seemed to start to start upstairs in one of the flats," she said. |
| "Thankfully we have double glazing but I still didn't go to bed until 3am. There didn't seem any point because the fire service had a man up on a crane blasting the fire until the early hours of the morning. | "Thankfully we have double glazing but I still didn't go to bed until 3am. There didn't seem any point because the fire service had a man up on a crane blasting the fire until the early hours of the morning. |
| "They spent a lot of time damping down the house next door making sure it didn't spread were still damping down Costcutter when I got up." | "They spent a lot of time damping down the house next door making sure it didn't spread were still damping down Costcutter when I got up." |
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| Pete Hodge, who could see the fire's smoke at his home in nearby Rhiwbina, said: "I went down there in the morning and the building was a write-off. I heard someone say they might have to pull it down. | Pete Hodge, who could see the fire's smoke at his home in nearby Rhiwbina, said: "I went down there in the morning and the building was a write-off. I heard someone say they might have to pull it down. |
| "The traffic was very bad first thing this morning. It's the way a lot of people come into Cardiff and they weren't aware of the diversions. | "The traffic was very bad first thing this morning. It's the way a lot of people come into Cardiff and they weren't aware of the diversions. |
| "They then had to go onto North Road, which is bad enough in the morning." | "They then had to go onto North Road, which is bad enough in the morning." |
| He added: "It's quite a popular shop as it's on the main road." | He added: "It's quite a popular shop as it's on the main road." |
| South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said they had been called to the fire after "numerous calls" from members of the public. | South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said they had been called to the fire after "numerous calls" from members of the public. |
| Costcutter said the store was franchised out to its landlord and owner and so could not comment on the fire. | Costcutter said the store was franchised out to its landlord and owner and so could not comment on the fire. |