A popular food stall within The Arndale's food market has announced its closure following a fire that caused an evacuation of the shopping centre.
Hong Thai, a much-loved Thai restaurant confirmed the news today in an emotional post on social media. Firefighters were called out to Manchester Arndale on November 10 last year after a blaze broke out in the south side of the market hall.
A few days later the team at Hong Thai confirmed a fire had taken place in their stall and they would be closed 'for a while', but today they have confirmed the stall's permanent closure.
In a video post shared to social media, Lilia Tsang, owner of Hong Thai said her 'heart was broken', as she confirmed that the stall at Arndale Market was permanently closed following the incident.
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