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| Woolton Hall: Firefighters put out fire at abandoned manor house | |
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| Footage from Tuesday night shows the manor house engulfed in flames (Credit: Coltman Visuals) | Footage from Tuesday night shows the manor house engulfed in flames (Credit: Coltman Visuals) |
| A major fire which tore through an abandoned Grade I-listed manor house in Liverpool has been put out overnight, emergency services have said. | A major fire which tore through an abandoned Grade I-listed manor house in Liverpool has been put out overnight, emergency services have said. |
| Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service (MFRS) arrived at Woolton Hall, on Speke Road, at 20:16 BST on Tuesday night. | Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service (MFRS) arrived at Woolton Hall, on Speke Road, at 20:16 BST on Tuesday night. |
| Crews damped down the grounds, and the main body of fire was extinguished just before 02:00 BST, MFRS said. | Crews damped down the grounds, and the main body of fire was extinguished just before 02:00 BST, MFRS said. |
| It added that multiple fire engines and aerial appliances were still at the scene. | It added that multiple fire engines and aerial appliances were still at the scene. |
| Drone footage showed the 18th Century manor house's roof engulfed by flames | Drone footage showed the 18th Century manor house's roof engulfed by flames |
| Built in 1704, Woolton Hall previously served as a hotel, an army hospital, a convent and a school but had fallen into disrepair in recent years. | Built in 1704, Woolton Hall previously served as a hotel, an army hospital, a convent and a school but had fallen into disrepair in recent years. |
| Drone footage shared with the BBC shows the two-storey building's roof completely engulfed in flames and partially collapsed. | Drone footage shared with the BBC shows the two-storey building's roof completely engulfed in flames and partially collapsed. |
| The building previously caught fire in 2019, and the incident was treated as an arson attack by police. | The building previously caught fire in 2019, and the incident was treated as an arson attack by police. |
| Fire crews were able to prevent the flames from destroying the building six years ago. | Fire crews were able to prevent the flames from destroying the building six years ago. |
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