Nine MSN - Tue Jul 28 2009

A spectacular fire has gutted Silver Top Taxis’ headquarters in Melbourne, causing $1 million damage and sending the city’s cab service into chaos. The fire is thought to have started in a downstairs office on Tuesday morning and spread quickly throughout the timber warehouse-style building in Collingwood, which includes a call centre for taxi bookings. Silver Top cabs, which make up around 40 to 50 per cent of Melbourne’s taxis, were unable to take radio bookings all day. The Victorian Taxi Association says Silver Top’s radio network could be up and running by Wednesday afternoon after a Sydney taxi depot donated its new computer hardware.

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