Firefighters were called shortly after 10am on Saturday, December 28. It was put out and there were no casualties.
The ground floor and flat above Techniserve on Dean Road caught fire. The blaze was tackled from the rear of the building from an aerial platform. Police cordoned off the area around the premises.
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13. The air was thick with smoke
Thick smoke billowed over Dean Road, South Shields. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Shields Gazette
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14. Smoke could be seen for miles around
The fire broke out at the Techniserve shop on Dean Road at around 10am on Saturday, December 28. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Shields Gazette
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15. Praise for firefighters
Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service area manager, Lynsey McVay, said: "Our crews have worked fantastically well." | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Shields Gazette
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