The councillor whose office went up in flames in a fire that through parts of County Hall has revealed the incident was caused by a suspected electrical failure in his office ceiling. Councillor Neil Clarke (Con), Nottinghamshire County Council cabinet member for transport and environment, saw the fire completely destroy his office on Thursday (July 28) before spreading to three other floors of the building.
He said he lost personal items, including computers and files, in the fire which he described as “genuinely difficult” to explain. Council workers and councillors were evacuated from the West Bridgford building just before noon as the fire alarm sounded, with 12 pumps sent from Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire fire services.
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service says nobody was injured in the incident and revealed the building suffered fire, smoke and water damage. The fire started within the corridors of offices used by the ruling Conservative group, on the first floor of the building, before spreading to the second, third and fourth floors.
