The fire left the cafe a charred wreck and closed a main shopping street in Dorchester.
Finnbarr Webster/Getty ImagesThe blaze in Dorchester's South Street swept through The Gorge Cafe and spread to the roofs of neighbouring properties.
Councillor Robin Potter, Mayor of Dorchester, said while safety was "of course, paramount" it was vital to get the area opened up "sooner rather than later".. "However, I would urge all parties to act as quickly as possible to complete the structural surveys and remove the debris so as to enable a pedestrian link to be opened up sooner rather than later.Dorset Council said its building control surveyors had met owners of the building whose structural engineers would now complete survey reports.
The area in front of the buildings affected has remained fenced off as they are still at risk of collapse
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