THERE was cause for concern when parts of the roof of Bude’s Sainsbury’s store were coming away from the building on Sunday evening.

Critical control received a 999 call reporting parts of the roof of the supermarket were becoming detached from the building and falling to the ground. Initially, one appliance from Bude Community Fire Station was mobilised, however a second appliance attended to assist with cordoning the area to keep the public safe.

Cornwall Council Emergency Management was made aware of the incident and assisted the fire service.

Crooklets Road was closed while the incident was being dealt with, and drivers were advised to avoid the area and for residents to remain indoors.

By 10.42pm that evening, crews were still on scene and awaited the arrival of a dangerous structure engineer. Road closures remained in place.

An update from Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service reported at 4.21am on Monday morning that after a review of the incident with Devon and Cornwall Police and Cornwall Council Emergency Management, it was decided that crews would remain on scene to monitor the building for further structural failure for public safety.