Nearby residents were permitted to return home after the fire 
was controlled.
At the peak of the fire ten appliances, including an aerial platform, were employed.
The fire was contained in the channeling technique of the eaterie's kitchen. Black Friars distillery has been the working home of the Earth famous Plymouth Gin since 1793. 'Scary ' fire The building goes back to the early 15th Century and
'...Local historian...'
was formerly a priory of Black Friars. Local historian Chris Robinson stated that it would be a disaster if the building had been wrecked.
"The fire was extremely frightening indeed" he claimed to BBC reports. "This is a 500-year-old building and the timbers in the vaulted ceiling are shocking. "If the fire had got hold it might have devastated them and it would be a complete disaster.".
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