Windsor building partially collapses during major fire
More than 80 firefighters tackled a blaze in Windsor which began at about 22:00 BST on Tuesday.
The building partially collapsed following the major fire .
About 12 people were forced to move to temporary accommodation for the night owing to the fire’s close proximity to residential properties.
The upper floors of the building – the usage and owners of which have not yet been established – partially collapsed along with the surrounding scaffolding.
Crews came from Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, London, Oxfordshire and Surrey to fight the fire, while police were required to manage crowds of onlookers.
The fire service cordoned off the area and said it expected to be on-site for several hours.
As yet there is no indication as to the cause of the fire.
No-one was injured in the blaze.
Fire destroys ex-Beatles and Stones gig venue in Kings Heath
Last week the site of a historic former Birmingham music venue which hosted The Beatles and Rolling Stones was destroyed in a fire.
The premises which was operating as a Cash Converters store, is on one of the main routes into Kings Heath city centre
The fire broke out at 5.00am and the police cordoned off Kings Heath High Street between Popular Road and Silver Street. Officers said they were treating it as suspicious. No-one was hurt.
Southwark museum and library blaze tackled by fire crews
Last week a fire broke out in a building in Southwark which houses a library, a museum and the council “one stop shop”.
The blaze in the four-storey building in Wansey Street, Walworth was tackled by almost 120 firefighters and 20 fire engines, with the roof of the library and museum on fire..
30 people were evacuated from inside the building, which houses Newington Library and no injuries have been reported.
Councillor Peter John, leader of the council, said: “It is too early to say what the cause of the fire is and how long services from that building will be suspended for.
“Whilst our first concern is for the safety of residents and our staff, we are also worried about possible damage to the museum’s collection.”
It is not known how the blaze started, the fire brigade said.
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