Shop reportedly ‘gutted’ by blaze

Thornton’s Cycles hit by fire

Rugby-based cycle dealer Thornton’s Cycles has been hit by a significant fire at the end of last week, according to local paper the Rugby Advertiser.

The fire hit the shop in the early hours of Friday last (January 29th) after a blaze started in a bin and quickly spread to the shop.

Owner Dave Thornton said that the shop was ‘completely gutted’ and that he had lost all his stock.

Bike shop have pledged help to the fire-hit shop on the BikeBiz Forum.

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