Huge fire rips through 18th Century manor house in Lostwithiel

It's feared an 18th century manor house in Cornwall could collapse after a fire yesterday.

The huge fire has ripped through the listed building in the hamlet of Milltown near Lostwithiel, Cornwall.

Fire crews were called at around 8.50am Saturday 21 December to reports of smoke billowing from the roof of a detached property.

At first, three crews were called, but in total 12 were sent to tackle the blaze at the Grade II listed building.

Lostwithiel fire crew confirm nobody was in the property at the time and there have been no reports of any casualties.

All crews were withdrawn from the Grade II listed property at around 10am over safety concerns. Credit: Lostwithiel Community Fire Station

Around 9 hours after the fire was first reported, the emergency response was scaled down.

In total 71 firefighters helped to tackle the blaze which spread from the first floor to the second floor.

Crews remained in place overnight to monitor the building and investigation officers are on scene this morning in an attempt to identify the cause of the fire.