Alley still closed days after fire at Horsham town centre fish and chip shop

Colletts Alley remains closed to the public five days after a fire damaged a popular Horsham town centre fish and chip shop.
By Harley Tamplin
Published 8th Apr 2015, 13:11 BST
Colletts Alley is closed days after a fire at Deep Blue fish and chip shopColletts Alley is closed days after a fire at Deep Blue fish and chip shop
Colletts Alley is closed days after a fire at Deep Blue fish and chip shop

Repair work is ongoing inside Deep Blue restaurant, following a blaze on the first day of Piazza Italia on Good Friday (April 3).

A short statement on Deep Blue’s website states that the restaurant will be closed for around a week.

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Staff quickly evacuated the building and Piazza Italia volunteers set up a cordon after the fire broke out in a chip fryer at around 1.40pm.

Piazza Italia Horsham, 03-04-15. Fish and Chip shop fire. Pic Steve Robards SUS-150404-161942001Piazza Italia Horsham, 03-04-15. Fish and Chip shop fire. Pic Steve Robards SUS-150404-161942001
Piazza Italia Horsham, 03-04-15. Fish and Chip shop fire. Pic Steve Robards SUS-150404-161942001

Firefighters found the shop heavily smoke logged but were able to extinguish the flames, which had spread to the ventilation system.

Nobody was injured and no Ferraris parked near the entrance to Colletts Alley were damaged.