Firefighters work through the night to tackle five-storey building fire in Boston

Firefighters have worked through the night to tackle a major fire at a building in Lincolnshire.

Crews from ten stations were called to London Road in Boston at around 15:50 on Monday, 30 January.

Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service are still on the scene damping down hot spots. They are expected to be there for most of the day. They have released dramatic drone footage which shows just what the scale of the fire was.

Fire officers said 100% of the five-storey building has been severely damaged.

There are road closures in place on London Road and people are being advised to avoid the area.

A spokesperson for Lincolnshire fire and rescue said:"Priorities were recognising the building was lost and to protect hotel on one side and domestic dwelling on the other and fuel station opposite.

"We are pleased that we successfully protected all of those buildings.

"We were concerned about flying embers landing on some fishing vessels heading over to the port of boston. So we had a crew on standby there.

"No-one was injured in the fire. Fire under control by around 8pm last night ."

Fire teams are liaising with the building owners and there is concern over the safety of the structure.

An investigation will begin soon to determine the cause. 

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