11:29 am, August 19, 2024
An investigation has been launched into a blaze that tore through the Ron Skinner & Sons used car supermarket in Tredegar.
The showroom on the Tarfarnaubach Industrial Estate in Blaenau Gwent has been closed until further notice after the fire at the weekend.
Nobody was hurt, but people were warned to keep their doors and windows shut and to stay away from the area.
South Wales Fire & Rescue Service reported being on the scene about 1am on Saturday, according to BBC News, with some 100 firefighters working through the night to bring the inferno under control.
It was scaled down about 10am, with five appliances and the same number of investigation officers staying at the scene during the afternoon.
The emergency service has now launched a probe to find out what caused the fire.
The notice currently on the Ron Skinner website
Resident Paige Bennett, who lives opposite the showroom, was quoted by BBC News as saying explosions had made the windows of her house shake.
Meanwhile, Senedd member Alun Davies, who represents Blaenau Gwent, said he had contacted the council and Welsh government to see that Ron Skinner ‘gets all the support it needs to recover and to rebuild’.
The business’s sites in Cardiff, Crosshands and Neylands are continuing business as usual.
Its Facebook page has been inundated with comments from well-wishers, and sales manager James Taylor posted a message of thanks for everyone’s support on the social media platform:
This story was originally published at 11.29am on 19th August 2024 and updated at 9.14am on 20th August with the main image, courtesy of South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, showing the aftermath of the blaze
