{"id":431334,"date":"2025-09-17T14:18:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T14:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/431334\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T14:18:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T14:18:30","slug":"fire-breaks-out-in-liverpool-city-centre-takeaway-as-smoke-spotted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/431334\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire breaks out in Liverpool city centre takeaway as smoke spotted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The fire damaged the front of the takeaway<\/p>\n<p>14:03, 17 Sep 2025Updated 14:06, 17 Sep 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_JS381363536.jpg\" alt=\"Damage to Chop Chop Korean restaurant on Fenwick Street in Liverpool city centre \" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Damage to Chop Chop Korean restaurant on Fenwick Street in Liverpool city centre (Image: Liverpool ECHO)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A fire broke out inside a Liverpool city centre takeaway. Merseyside Fire and Service were called to Fenwick Street at around 8.50pm on Tuesday, September 16, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news\/liverpool-news\/former-school-set-torn-down-32477022\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">with two fire engines attending.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It followed a report of smoke coming from a four-storey building, consisting of Korean takeaway <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/whats-on\/food-drink-news\/liverpool-takeaway-boss-hoping-open-30554184\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Chop Chop<\/a>, a hotel and flats above. Firefighters liaised with onsite security, before isolating the electrics. Following a search, firefighters found the source of the smoke, believed to be between an external wood fascia and the original brickwork of the building, with the remains of the fire located between plasterboard and the original brick wall within the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news\/liverpool-news\/former-school-set-torn-down-32477022\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">kitchen area of the restaurant.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Pictures of Chop Chop showed damage to the front of the takeaway and debris at entrance of the restaurant. One hose reel jet was used, and fire crews removed splash back panels to confirm the fire had not spread.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_JS381363541.jpg\" alt=\"Damage to Chop Chop Korean restaurant on Fenwick Street in Liverpool city centre\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Damage to Chop Chop Korean restaurant on Fenwick Street in Liverpool city centre(Image: Liverpool ECHO)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A thorough search of the building was then carried out in addition to adjacent properties, with no a signs of smoke or fire. At 11.09pm, the remains of fire was fully extinguished. Firefighters left the scene at 12.10am on the morning of Wednesday, September 17.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you by signing up to our <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/data.reachplc.com\/212764146160855\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"daily and breaking newsletterLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">daily and breaking newsletter<\/a>. 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