Fire at derelict property being investigated

Police are investigating a fire which broke out in an empty property in Morecambe.

By The Newsroom

Published 3rd Aug 2015, 10:46 BST

The fire at the empty house on Claremont Road is being investigated by police.

Firefighters were called out to the house on Claremont Road just after midnight on August 1.

Each floor of the three-storey derelict building was on fire.

There were no casualties but people living nearby had to be evacuated from their homes due to the smoke.

Firefighters survey the collapsed roof of the building which was damaged by a fire. Picture: Graham Buckley.

Police are appealing for information in relation to the fire.

If you have any information please contact Lancashire Police on 101, quoting log number LC-20150801-0096 or alternatively information can be passed anonymously via crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.