If it was intentionally set, and an attempt to either clear land or get insurance money - I wonder if it will be forced to be rebuilt like Carlton Tavern?

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/mar/21/rising-from-the-rubble-london-pub-rebuilt-brick-by-brick-after-bulldozing

The bloke looks like a thumb in that second photo, where’s his neck?

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