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Conor Gogarty

Bits of Tesco roof fly into pub garden as Cardiff Bay battered by Storm Eunice

A Cardiff Bay shopping centre was partially taped off after bits of a Tesco Express roof flew into a pub garden.

South Wales Fire Service was called to the Tesco in Mermaid Quay at around 12pm on Friday after Storm Eunice winds tore off sections of the shop's roof trim.

Some of the debris landed in the walkway underneath while other parts hit the yard of the Eli Jenkins pub opposite, which was closed at the time. No property was damaged and there were no injuries, said firefighter Leigh Flowers.

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There was a fenced-off crater on the path next to the Tesco but this was the result of maintenance work rather than damage from debris.

Mr Flowers told WalesOnline shortly before 3pm that the shopping centre and Tesco should be able to fully reopen at about 4pm after some final safety checks by an engineer. The pub had already opened though its garden was closed.

Damage to the Tesco roof from Storm Eunice (Conor Gogarty)
Firefighters dealing with Storm Eunice damage in Cardiff Bay (Conor Gogarty)

The Tesco is one of many sites across Wales which have sustained roof damage due to Storm Eunice. Read more here.

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