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Published Date: 30 August 2007

Location: Blackpool

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THERE were fears that a Blackpool
building could collapse today after a car smashed into it.

The driver of the Jaguar XJ8 crashed into
the side of a derelict former off-licence on the corner of Coop Street and
Chapel Street in Blackpool, late last night.

The council's buildings
surveyor, who was called to the scene by the police following the accident at
10.45pm, ordered that the car was left where it was overnight because of the
danger the building might otherwise collapse into the street.

The car had
crashed into

scaffolding supporting the wall of the building which has
been in a derelict state since January this year.

Blackpool police said
the male driver of the Jaguar was arrested at the scene on suspicion of drink
driving. He escaped serious injury and declined medical treatment. No one else
was injured.

A Blackpool police spokesman said: "The scaffolding was
supporting the wall, and there was a danger of the structure
collapsing."

The building was formerly occupied by Central Wine Stores
with a number of flats above. It was evacuated in January when brickwork and
windows fell away.

At that time, the damage was spotted in the early
hours of the morning by a passing police patrol who alerted the fire service and
helped three occupants – two men and a woman – get out of the collapsing
property.

Following that incident, the building was condemned as unsafe
and has been empty ever since.

Last Updated: 30 August 2007 9:45 AM

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this building like a lot in Blackpool should be pulled down, it is high time
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