Safety fears stalling probe into cause of Hotspur Press blaze

THE Hotspur Press site ravaged by fire has been deemed 'too unsafe' for investigators to probe the cause of the blaze, the Manchester Evening News understands.

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An inferno erupted at the building on Cambridge Street in the city centre at 4.30pm on Monday, June 23, which spread to neighbouring blocks of flats and stopped railway services to and from Oxford Road station.

More than 100 residents were evacuated due to the fire, with smoke masking nearby streets. The fire service later confirmed the mill will now need to be partially demolished.

It's understood that the site, which was completely ravaged from the inside with parts of the roof and wall beams crumbling to the ground, remains unsafe.