Big Mill Blaze: Leek's Historic Landmark in Jeopardy

0:00On March 28th, a massive blaze ripped through the Big Mill, a historic grade two listed building in leak Staffordshire, late Friday night. Fire crews from Staffordshire, fire and rescue, rode out six engines around 9.22 pm. Greenwich mean time to tackle the flames at this. Six stories silk mill from 1860. By Saturday morning, the main fire was out, but firefighters were still battling hot spots with four appliances working from the back on Bellevue Road. They urged folks to steer clear and keep windows shut to avoid smoke. The mill's been empty since 2007, after stints as a pine workshop post the 1980s. Local spotted it fully gutted by 11 pm, and a counselor noted two prior fires plus kids on the roof last December. Plans to turn it into 55 flats got submitted back in 2019, but now police have shut mill street nearby roads, telling drivers to find other paths. Emergency teams are sticking around to dampen any re-ignition, leaving this landmarks

1:01future up in the air as the town reckons with the loss.