Eastwood fire update #1

Business in Eastwood is close to normal today, only 24 hours after fire swept through the top floor of the Eastwood Shopping Centre.

Businesses on the Northern side of Eastwood plaza began trading on Thursday afternoon and plan to be back to normal from Friday morning. Centro Café and Michels Patisserie were unaffected by the fire and are trading as usual at 7 am.

There is expected to be little disruption on the Southern side of Eastwood Plaza.

Douglas Hanly Moir Pathology and Homers Café have opened for business. Sharon Yip from ANZ Bank expects to open the doors at 9.30am.

The lingerie shop and furniture store have suffered significant damage and will remain closed. The businesses within the Eastwood Shopping Centre will remain closed on Friday while the damage is being assessed.

The road is currently blocked from The Avenue through to Rowe street because of safety concerns. The ramp form Trelawney street to the car park also remains closed. All other access roads into and out of Eastwood remain open.

It is Business as usual within Eastwood.

Source: Ricky Lui, Vice President Eastwood Chamber of Commerce