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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent

Police ‘reviewing all evidence’ on cause of Crooked House pub fire

The charred remains of the Crooked House pub.
The pub was famous for its wonky appearance, caused by mining subsidence. Photograph: Steven Edwards/PA

Police have said they are “reviewing all of the available evidence” on the cause of a fire that destroyed the famous Crooked House pub in the West Midlands just two weeks after it was sold to a private buyer.

The pub in Himley, near Dudley, was completely gutted on Saturday night by a blaze that took 30 firefighters to extinguish, days after being sold by the brewer Marston’s.

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