“It was an act of sheer stupidity by these two defendants”
Judge David Pugh
A dozen fire engines and over 60 firefighters were called in to deal with the inferno.
The first fire crews arrived at 5pm and it was around midnight when the conflagration was officially over.
Cycle King group managing director Darren Hunt said at the time: “Everyone here at Cycle King are both shocked and saddened to report that a fire broke out on Friday evening at our Bury St.Edmunds store.
“Most importantly, we can confirm that no-one has been injured and we would like to thank the police and fire services for their amazing response.”
The incident occurred at the end of September 2017, and it was not until late October that the business was re-opened on temporary premises.
Steven Dyble, acting for for Finley, told the court that his client hadn’t anticipated the catastrophic consequences of the blaze.
He said Finley had worked at the shop for over three months before blaze destroyed it and had lost his job and his previous good character as a result of the “catastrophic” fire.
The case has been adjourned until the week commencing June 24 for pre-sentence reports on the defendants to be prepared by the probation service.
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