Reading town centre was brought to a standstill on Friday as emergency services tackled a fire that had broken out in Friar Street.
Businesses in Reading are still facing difficulties as a fire on Friday (May 26) has meant many lost out on trade over the bank holiday.
The fire, which started on Friday afternoon in CMart on Friar Street, saw police close the road off from the public due to an "unsafe structure".
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A total of 50 firefighters, 10 fire engines, one aerial compliance and one command vehicle were on hand to tackle the blaze.
Emergency services were on the scene for more than 24 hours.
Photographs taken from our reporter show the damage, as seen from Friar Street and Union Street.
Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service say "it remains difficult to access the building internally due to the fire damage" to see full extent of the internal damage.
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Mcdonald's, which is situated just two doors down from CMart, has put notice in its window stating it is "unfortunately closed, due to a recent fire in adjacent supermarket".
Several shops in Union Street are also still closed including Elegant Hair and Beauty and FoneTec.
In a statement on its website, CMart said: “Dear valued customers, We regret to inform you that our CMart store has experienced extensive damage as a result of a devastating fire that occurred on Friday, May 26th.”
The Chinese supermarket has said the fire caused “significant destruction to the entire premises” so the shop is “inaccessible”.
“We are currently awaiting the assessment of the building structure, and the repair process is expected to take weeks, if not months”, the post continued.
CMart said it is “uncertain whether we will be able to reopen in same location or if we will need to find a new site.”
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