Takeover (The Allegiance Series) by Edie Baylis

Author:Edie Baylis [Baylis, Edie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Boldwood Books
Published: 2022-01-24T16:00:00+00:00

Getting up in the morning to sit behind her father’s desk, rather than the one at the design shop, was a strange feeling and one which would take getting used to, but get used to it she must.

Even with the additional wine last night, Sam had not slept, her mind churning. She stared at her hands, resisting the urge to chew her nails – something she hadn’t done since she was a teenager. She looked around the office, having moved nothing since taking over. Everything was still exactly as her father left it. Like a shrine.

She pulled the first addition of the Birmingham Mail towards her, her eyes drawn to the headline on the front page:

LIVES LOST IN MYSTERY PUB BLAZE

The well-known pub the Gun Barrels, situated off Horsefair in Birmingham city centre, caught fire last night around 10 p.m., trapping many terrified customers inside.

Witnesses close by at the time recalled hearing a loud explosion, followed by fire that spread at record speed, ravaging the historic building. Although the emergency services were on the scene within minutes, several people perished in the mystery explosion including well-respected publican David Thrower, 59.

Mr Thrower had been licensee of the Gun Barrels for over thirty years and was thought to have been in the cellar at the time, where it is believed the explosion and fire originated.

Several other regulars also died, including Mick Fowler, 46. Others are yet to be identified. The injured have been taken to the specialist burns unit at Selly Oak Hospital, where they remain in a critical condition.

Further investigation is being undertaken by the West Midlands Fire Investigation Unit and the Police to determine the definite cause of this tragic event, but the initial findings point to the cause being an electrical fire.

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