Dramatic footage shows fire at former Sunderland pub
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This is the moment a former pub became engulfed in flames.
The fire destroyed the closed Cavalier pub in Silksworth in the early hours on Wednesday, November 29.
Footage sent in by reader Stephen Taggart shows the blaze at Silksworth Lane, which 34 firefighters attended.
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In July an application was approved by Sunderland City Council for the demolition of the pub, with 14 houses and a three-storey building providing five apartments built in its place.
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