Location: Woolton, Liverpool
Fire crews have been called to a fire at Woolton Hall, Speke Road, Woolton, Liverpool this evening. Crews were alerted at 8.09pm and on scene at 8.16pm, with five fire engines and an aerial appliance in attendance.
Crews arrived to find a three storey stone built building fully involved in fire around 40 by 30 metres in size.
Water supplies have been established and Merseyside Police are on scene assisting with traffic management, the road has been closed in both directions.
Please avoid the area.
Residents nearby should keep doors and windows closed. If you have an existing medical condition, keep medicines nearby and dial NHS 111 if any ill effects are experienced.
UPDATE: 9.30PM
There are now eight fire engines and an aerial appliance in attendance. The historic building, measuring 100 by 100 metres in size is well alight and the roof has collapsed. The incident has been divided into sectors and an MFRS service drone is being deployed to gain situational awareness from height. The aerial appliance is in use suppressing the fire and efforts are being made to protect an adjacent building from becoming involved in the fire. The incident is ongoing.
UPDATE: 11.30PM
There are currently nine fire engines and an aerial appliance on scene with the aerial appliance and main jet hoses in use fighting the fire to the exterior of the building. A multi agency meeting has taken place with Police and a building surveyor, who has assessed the building and advised it would be unsafe to commit firefighters to the interior of the building. The incident continues and will do for some considerable time.
UPDATE: 11.55PM
The incident is ongoing and there will be firefighters and fire engines at the scene for some time. However, firefighters have made good progress and this means that the incident can begin to be scaled down shortly. Please continue to avoid the area - residents should continue to keep doors and windows closed.
UPDATE: WEDNESDAY 20 AUGUST 7.00AM
Fire crews continued to fight the fire overnight although having made good progress yesterday evening resources were scaled down to four fire engines and an aerial appliance. Crews damped down the scene with main branch hoses and hose reel jets. The main body of fire was extinguished just before 2.00am this morning and damping down and checking for hot spots continued throughout the night. Three fire engines and an aerial appliance remain at the scene.
UPDATE 11.30AM
Firefighting activities have continued as previously. At 08.50, one fire engine and the aerial appliance were released from scene. One main branch was in use in sector one.
At 09.53, crews closed off the main road, leaving access for local residents.
Two fire engines remain at scene and the hose in sector one has been withdrawn due to safety concerns. Crews are continuing to monitor, hotspot, and damp down externally.