Horror Greggs fire days before opening sparks Putin and Russia conspiracy theories
A fire in a Coventry Greggs on Friday (March 21) has sparked a host of wild conspiracy theories, with internet sleuths pointing the finger at Russian dictator Vladimir Putin
A brand-new Greggs branch set to open today (March 24) was engulfed in flames before it even had a chance to open its doors. Firefighters in Coventry battled the blaze at the outlet for approximately five hours last night, Friday, March 21.
The source of the fire, which occurred on Longford Road, Exhall, remains unknown – although internet sleuths have offered up some wild conspiracy theories. Facebook users have reacted to the news suggesting Russian interference might be the cause of the fire. It comes after a blaze at an electric substation on Friday caused Heathrow Airport to close for the day, with many people pointing the finger at Vladimir Putin.
Writing on Facebook underneath a post about the Greggs fire, one person wrote: “Russian passports found in the ovens.”
“Too many fires lately, someone is behind all of these fires,” someone else speculated. “All these fires and cars crashes what's going on in the back ground? What are they covering up this time.....” another person wrote.
One joker even chimed: “Someone's Putin the steak bakes for too long.”
“Add this to the long line of stuff happening in the last week!” said another person.
Social media was then also ablaze with people echoing Ferrari’s sentiment and asking if Russia is involved.
DevanaUkraine wrote on X: "Power station near Heathrow in flames – and no, I don’t believe in coincidences. Not after Putin suddenly ordered to stop striking Ukraine ’s power grid. Not while London pushes for peacekeeping efforts. This is fear. This is hatred.
"This is Putin’s way of saying: “I’ll burn everything before I lose.” This isn’t just about Ukraine. This is a threat to NATO. And the sooner the world wakes up, the more chance we have to stop him."
Earlier this month there was a terrifying crash between an oil tanker and a cargo ship off the UK coast that left 32 people injured and one person presumed dead.
It later emerged the captain of the cargo ship was Russian, who was charged with manslaughter. A White House official refused to rule out foul play in the aftermath of the incident, which caused millions of gallons of jet fuel to spill into the sea and ignite.
Photos captured at the scene at the Coventry Greggs revealed extensive damage, including a lorry that was also destroyed.
Two police cars from Warwickshire were present as of 7.30am. A representative for Warwickshire Fire and Rescue stated: "We were called at 8.05pm. We had two appliances initially, which extended to six and our turntable ladder. We had assistance from the West Midlands who sent two appliances.
"We left the scene at just gone 1am - it was quite a long job. Police will stay at the scene as the site is insecure at the minute. There is going to be fire investigation going out at 8am.”