Royal Mail have announced that they will do their best to salvage as much of the mail as possible, although it seems more than likely that our daily delivery will be very late today, if it comes at all.
Tuesday 13 November 2007
Fire!
The local Royal Mail sorting office in Stornoway was badly damaged by fire this morning. At around 10 am, the fire was discovered in the roofspace and is thought to have been caused by an electrical fault. The 15 staff in the building were evacuated and the blaze quickly brought under control. Two windows were broken, as were two roof skylights. Nobody was hurt. I went round Sandwick Road, where the sorting office is located, and the fire brigade were still at work. The staff were outside, and vehicles parked in carparks of an adjacent hotel.
Royal Mail have announced that they will do their best to salvage as much of the mail as possible, although it seems more than likely that our daily delivery will be very late today, if it comes at all.
Royal Mail have announced that they will do their best to salvage as much of the mail as possible, although it seems more than likely that our daily delivery will be very late today, if it comes at all.
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Glad the posties were safe!
ReplyDeleteJeanie
That's a post office? Why not, sure, but it does look like a barn:)
ReplyDeleteAt least nobody was injured or worse. Your post office looks like the barns in our area...no offense.
ReplyDeleteLisa
I imagine the smell of the mail will not be very pleasant either....June
ReplyDeleteAll mail is important, so I hope they can salvage all the mail affected. Linda in WA
ReplyDeleteGlad nobody was hurt!!
ReplyDeleteJoann