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Explosion at Bloxwich takeaway

The front door of a takeaway was blown off in an explosion after a suspected arson attack today.

Published Nov 10, 2012

A series of small fires were started throughout Rooster Express in Wolverhampton Road, Bloxwich, just after 2.30am.

The strength of the blast meant a structural engineer had to be called out to assess the property.

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