A huge fire which ripped through a Kent furniture store 20 years ago is still remembered for the devastating and alarming spectacle it created. The blaze, which brought Canterbury to a standstill on October 6, 2004, saw flames and thick smoke pouring across New Dover Road as up to 80 firefighters fought to bring it under control. But the huge building, on the corner with Upper Chantry Lane, could not be saved and it was reduced to a smouldering shell. The fierce fire broke out at about 1pm inside the Courts store which was full of sofas, beds and chairs, and open to the public at the time. Two…
