Clarendon Leisure Centre 'to be torn down on Monday' after devastating fire

A demolition company has been drafted in to assess the future of a much-loved leisure centre ravaged in a fire now being investigated by police.

Fire services sources have told the M.E.N, meanwhile, that the fire in the early hours of Friday caught quickly and 'spread rapidly'. Work to make the building structurally safe before its demolition on Monday began on Saturday, we have been told at the scene.Leisure centre bosses said Clarendon - known locally as 'Clarendon Rec' - 'provided essential sport and leisure opportunities for the local community for over 40 years'.

"Firefighters continue to monitor the building for any remaining hotspots and are working with the local authority and demolition company to keep the scene safe," said a spokesperson. He said: "It is with a heavy heart to report that due to a major fire that took place in the early hours of this morning, Friday 10th May, Clarendon Leisure Centre has been left with significant damage to the building. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue and GMP are still on site investigating the incident and the centre will remain closed throughout this time.

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