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[robinbloke]

Camden market is burning rather fiercely

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[cimmorene.livejournal.com]

0.o

OH NO!

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

Apparently the owners of Camden market recently failed to get permission to renovate this part of it...

[cimmorene.livejournal.com]

wait....they set it on fire to get an insurance settlement so they could renovate because the city said no?

[ev1ldonut.livejournal.com]

Should point out that it's the canal market, not the stables or the lock markets on the other side of the road where most shops are...

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

You know, the cynic in me immediately thought of something dodgy going on, an attempt to drive out the existing scene so the area can be redeveloped...

[sunflowerinrain.livejournal.com]

There was a big empty listed building on Ipswich docks which the developers couldn't get permission to knock down and replace with yuppie flats. Suddenly one night it mysteriously went up in flames... and had to be demolished...

[gerald_duck]

Indeed. By my calculations, the pub where it all started is a mere 40m from fairygothmother. I hope everyone's OK. There, and in other premises. /-8

[texassky.livejournal.com]

What did you do???

(Seriously, I was so sad to read about this.)