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Best Cuts in St Dunstan's street destroyed by fire ahead of opening

By: Gerry Warren gwarren@thekmgroup.co.uk

Published: 10:00, 14 August 2017

Updated: 10:15, 14 August 2017

Police have launched an arson probe after a new barbers shop was destroyed in an early-morning blaze today.

The fire ripped through what is soon to be Best Cuts in St Dunstan’s Street, Canterbury, at 3.30am, badly damaging the three-storey building.

Crews wearing specialist breathing equipment spent more than an hour tackling the flames, which gutted a ground-floor shop being kitted out for the barbers.

The shop is being kitted out for Best Cuts
The shop is being kitted out for Best Cuts

The premises had most recently been home to Pearson Gore estate agents.

Its second and third storeys suffered smoke damage.

The fire-damaged shop was previously an estate agents
The fire-damaged shop was previously an estate agents

Fire investigators believe the blaze was started deliberately.

Police say enquiries are ongoing.

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