$5M in damages as fire ravages WA pub

The CY O’Connor Village Pub in WA’s Piara Waters has been ravaged by an out of control  blaze that will cost $5 million dollars in damage bills.

On Saturday 5^th June at 5:30pm, firefighters rushed to the scene to find the pub “fully involved” in fire.

The roof had also partially collapsed.

With alcohol stored on the site, there was great fear it would fuel the fire even more and patrons were evacuated as soon as possible.

The blaze was under control within 90 minutes of firefighters arriving.

In addition to firefighters, police, St John Ambulance and Western Power also attended the scene. No staff or patrons were hurt.

Later that night, the pub issued a statement on their Facebook page urging people to stay away, saying “To our wonderful CY’s community, we are saddened to inform you that due to an incident tonight we are now CLOSED until further notice.”

“While we are so grateful that everyone is safe and well, we ask that for the safety of our community and friends, please to not come down and allow our emergency services to do the job they do so well!”

It has been confirmed by the Department of Fire and Emergency Services that the fire caused $5 million in damage.

The cause of the fire is yet to be determined.

Irit Jackson, 7th June 2021