Milton Keynes opens temporary Post Office after serious fire
Paul Mead, Post Office head of directly managed branches, said: "We are delighted to have restored Post Office services to the centre of Milton Keynes again with the friendly, familiar staff who worked at the previous location."Lauren Townsend, the Labour deputy leader of Milton Keynes City Council, said: "The space should be available for as long as it takes for the repairs to the Post Office permanent building to be finished."Thames Valley Police said the man had made threats to staff before returning and starting the fire.
A police spokesperson said the suspect had "a petrol can and poured a liquid onto the counter before igniting it and leaving"."The Post Office had a number of members of the public in the building at the time, but thankfully, nobody was injured," they added.Eight fire crews tackled the blaze, which damaged the shop and resulted in smoke logging to stairwells and flats above, according to Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service.
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