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Fire breaks out at derelict pub Inquiry into derelict pub blaze
(about 4 hours later)
Firefighters are tackling a fire which broke out in the early hours of the morning at a 19th century pub in Rhyl. Fire officers are investigating the cause of a fire, which destroyed half of a derelict pub at Rhyl in Denbighshire.
Crews from the town, Abergele and Prestatyn were called to Costigans in Bodfor Street, opposite the train station, just after 0400 BST.Crews from the town, Abergele and Prestatyn were called to Costigans in Bodfor Street, opposite the train station, just after 0400 BST.
Police are also in attendance at the scene. Fire fighters brought it under control just before 0700.
According to the website Rhyl Life, a pub has stood on the site since the 1800s, and was formerly known as the Mermaid, but is now derelict. According to the website Rhyl Life, a pub has been on site since the 1800s and used to be known as the Mermaid.