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[Egluntyne]

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[bluekarin]

I just saw this on the new! Totally burnt down Apparently HFW is away abroad filming.

[Cinnamon]

Yes,just been reading up on this too,after seeing it on Facebook.

What a shame.

[Mum]

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is away on a long-distance filming trip and has not yet been told what happened.

Great! So he gets to hear about it via irresponsible reporting Talk about Double Whammy! Poor bloke

[bluekarin]

I'm pretty sure he would have been told by now seeing as it happened last night, but I agree, what a horrible way to find out

[Mum]

Possibly bluekarin, but, if the reporter was "in the know" enough to report HFW was away and hadn't yet been told what had happened, I think it's a bit naughty to report it. Bit like when someone dies and names are not published until the N.O.K are informed. This is going to be a huge shock for Hugh, I'm sure.

[BizzyMomma]

Oh that's awful..... and Yes I agree re this being made general knowledge ahead of HFW finding out.... bad times....

[Cheeky Chooky]

Saw it on the news at lunch time Poor HFW

[Guest]

Aww no!

 

BUt at least no one was hurt and that's not where he lives!

x

[Leicester_H]

Terrible - I'm surprised the fire could get such a grip and do so much damage.

I would have assumed that a professional kitchen establishment would have a sophisicated sprinkler system etc.

 

Pleased no one was hurt.

 

H

[The Dogmother]

Sad news indeed - a friend works in kitchen fire suppression systems, I'll ask if he knows what happened.

[Charlottechicken]

Oh my!

 

Looks like it was the cookery school and not the house though?

 

Glad no-one was hurt.

[Lavenders_Blue]

What awful news. Really hope HFW was told about this before hearing about it in the press

[Cinnamon]

What awful news. Really hope HFW was told about this before hearing about it in the press

 

I am almost certain he would have been informed right away.

He has a huge team,plus a family,plus if he is filming,it will be for channel 4 as normal.

Someone will have been able to get hold of someone to pass the news on.

 

Good things often come from what might initially seem a disaster.

I have now doubts that the lovely Hugh will bounce back & make the very best of what is a bad situation

Maybe a Seven Brides style barn raising..........

[Space Chick]

I read this on twitter this morning.

 

OH and I have been on a course at RCHQ and were in the barn... Didn't notice any sprinkler system.

 

It only has a small kitchen, a dining room and a classroom in the barn.

 

Sad news

[Jenny Smedley]

HFW not told yet - he is away filming on a boat for "Fish Fight" programme & has limited communications. It's intended to inform him this evening via satalite comms.

 

At least no one injured & not where he lives. Fire started in newer barn conversion part where cookery courses held. Hope he is insured!

[Cinnamon]

He posted on Facebook about it earlier this afternoon.

At least if he had limited comms,he couldn't find out about it via the media

[Jenny Smedley]

Hope it was family member that managed to get thru to him & not press.

[bluekarin]

From BBC news site http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-16971421 Took the staff 36 hours to contact him. They must have been so worried he'd have found out via the web.