Pub ravaged by fire ‘after closing to film Harry Potter TV series’
A pub used to film HBO’s Harry Potter revival was decimated by a savage fire (Picture: SWNS/AP)
A village pub that was used for filming in the new Harry PotterHBO series has been ravaged by a devastating blaze.
Emergency services said that ‘severe damage’ was caused to The Cleave Inn pub in Lustleigh, Devon, after a fire spread from its storeroom in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The small village on the edge of Dartmoor had been used for filming on Wednesday and Thursday last week for the revival of JK Rowling’s iconic fantasy series.
However, the owner of The Cleave Inn, Luke Smith, has now been forced to close the pub again after it was shut amid production.
Mr Smith said: ‘Whilst we are still not certain of the cause of the fire, and how the next few days look, we are working extremely hard to ensure we reopen as soon as possible.
‘The pub means a lot to the village, and the village means a lot to us, so we’ll do everything we can to get these doors back open to our loyal customers.’
A fire from the pub’s storeroom spread yesterday morning (Picture: SWNS/AP)
Eight fire engines were sent to the damaged storeroom (Picture: Mike Brewer/Facebook)
Locals in Devon were extremely excited to welcome the Harry Potter crew (Picture: William Dax/SWNS)
Eight fire engines from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue were sent to the severely damaged storeroom. The cause of the fire is now under investigation.
The blaze comes just days after residents in Lustleigh celebrated the arrival of the Harry Potter film crew.
Eagled-eyed observers also spotted how he was reading magic spells from cue cards.
A look at the further devastation caused to The Cleave Inn pub (Picture: William Dax/SWNS)
An investigation into the fire is now underway (Picture: William Dax/SWNS)
Arabella Stanton, Dominic McLaughlin, and Alastair Stout will portray Hermione Granger, Harry Potter and Ron Weasley in the HBO series (Picture: AP)
The veteran actor joins an all-star cast for the new series, including names like Warwick Davies and Paapa Essiedu, as well as Louise Brealey and Anton Lesser.
Dominic McLaughlin, Arabella Stanton, and Alastair Stout will all also be playing the new Golden Trio: Harry, Hermione, and Ron.
Dominic in particular was selected from over 32,000 hopefuls as he will now step into the iconic role made famous by Daniel Radcliffe.
Nick Frost, known for Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, will also take on the role of Hagrid.
Metro has contacted The Cleave Pub and HBO for comment.
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