The flat above Pires Café in Farm Road was "gutted" by the fire (picture: Alan Daly/Surrey Fire and Rescue)
A flat above a café in Esher was “gutted” by a fire this morning.
“Heavy smoke” was flowing out of the door of Pires Café in Farm Road at 5.29am, according to a spokesman from Esher fire station.
The flat above the shop was said to have been "gutted" by the flames (pic: Google Maps)
Esher, Walton, Painshill, Sunbury and Leatherhead fire crews doused the flames for several hours, using ten breathing apparatus, two main jets and two hose reels.
The Esher fire station spokesman said: “The flat was gutted by fire. It was under control by 8am.”
He said that although the cause of the fire had not been determined it was not thought to be suspicious.
He added that no one was in the building at the time.
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