Firefighters have battled a significant blaze at Woolton Hall, a Grade I-listed manor house in Liverpool, prompting warnings for local residents to keep windows and doors closed.
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service was alerted to the incident shortly after 8pm on Tuesday evening. By 11.30pm, nine fire engines were on site, deploying hoses to combat flames on the building's exterior, a spokesman stated.
A multi-agency meeting with police and a building surveyor deemed it unsafe to commit firefighters to the interior. Crews continued fighting the fire overnight, extinguishing the main body just before 2am on Wednesday.
At 7am, an update confirmed resources had been scaled down to four fire engines and an aerial appliance, with damping down and checking for hot spots continuing. Photographs show the roof has collapsed.
Local campaigners have called for Woolton Hall to be saved for several years due to its condition. In 2019, fire crews tackled a suspected arson attack in outbuildings, preventing the blaze from spreading to the main building.
