Hollins Close, Whitehaven (Image: Google)
Three fire engines were sent out to a building fire in the early hours of this morning.
At 1:30am today (November 1), three fire engines and an aerial ladder attended the fire on Hollins Close, Whitehaven, in a building described by Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service as 'disused'.
The fire was on the first floor and spread to the roof.
Firefighters used two breathing apparatus, a hose reel jet, a thermal imaging camera and a 12-metre ladder to extinguish the fire.
Crews were in attendance for several hours.
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