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| Fire badly damages former Ysgol Glanadda in Bangor | |
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| North Wales fire crews and the police are investigating the cause of a fire which badly damaged a former school building in Bangor. | |
| They were alerted at about 00:30 BST on Saturday to the blaze at the Bryn Llwyd education unit on Caernarfon Road. | |
| The building, which is understood to date from the Victorian era, used to house Ysgol Glanadda. | |
| North Wales Fire and Rescue Service said the flames were put out by about 05:30 BST. | |
| Tommy Rowlands, of the fire service, said there had been extensive damage to the main hall. | Tommy Rowlands, of the fire service, said there had been extensive damage to the main hall. |
| He said contractors were also on the site to make the mains electric supply safe. | He said contractors were also on the site to make the mains electric supply safe. |
| Fire crews remain at the scene, as do Gwynedd council officers, who are boarding up the building. | Fire crews remain at the scene, as do Gwynedd council officers, who are boarding up the building. |
| A Gwynedd council spokesperson said: "Following a fire at the Bryn Llwyd education unit last night, council officers are working with the emergency services to safeguard the site. | |
| "The Bryn Llwyd unit provides educational support for a small number of key stage 4 pupils (years 10 and 11) who no longer attend a mainstream school setting." | |
| Four pumps were sent to the scene, two from Bangor, one Beaumaris and one from Caernarfon. | Four pumps were sent to the scene, two from Bangor, one Beaumaris and one from Caernarfon. |
| Eirian Roberts, who lives six doors away from the school, said she became aware of the fire at about 01:25 BST and went out to take photographs. | |
| "I'm gutted this has happened. This is where my grandfather went to school, my mother went to school there, as did her brother, and my brother. | |
| "I think the building is listed, as it was built in 1888, and the damage to the front is really bad. | |
| "I know it is just a school, but it's part of our history as I can trace my family back in this area of Bangor for 170 years. I'm very upset," she added. | |
| Have you been affected by the fire? Do you have any pictures or video you could send us? Please use the form below | Have you been affected by the fire? Do you have any pictures or video you could send us? Please use the form below |
| I only live just doors away from the school and witnessed the fire crew battling with the fire early this morning. It's such a shame to see this 123 year old building go up in smoke. I was a pupil at Ysgol Glanadda from 1988 to 1992 and also attended its centenary in October 1988. | I only live just doors away from the school and witnessed the fire crew battling with the fire early this morning. It's such a shame to see this 123 year old building go up in smoke. I was a pupil at Ysgol Glanadda from 1988 to 1992 and also attended its centenary in October 1988. |
| Ifan Wyn Roberts, Bangor | Ifan Wyn Roberts, Bangor |
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