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09/12/2003
Carpet store to be demolished following fire
A carpet store destroyed in a fire in Belfast yesterday is set to be demolished.
The Martin Phillips showroom on the Woodstock Road was damaged after a fire took hold of the premises in the early hours of Monday morning.
Owner Martin Phillips said he had received an order from Belfast City Council for the premises to be demolished for safety reasons.
Mr Phillips added that the six staff from the east Belfast store would be employed other branches and that Christmas orders would be honoured.
Demolition of the three-storey building was set to commence on Tuesday.
(MB)
The Martin Phillips showroom on the Woodstock Road was damaged after a fire took hold of the premises in the early hours of Monday morning.
Owner Martin Phillips said he had received an order from Belfast City Council for the premises to be demolished for safety reasons.
Mr Phillips added that the six staff from the east Belfast store would be employed other branches and that Christmas orders would be honoured.
Demolition of the three-storey building was set to commence on Tuesday.
(MB)
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