Huge fire erupts at British 'heritage asset' as emergency services rush to scene

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A huge fire has broken out at a British "heritage asset" in Somerset.Emergency services were called to a building in Frome around 3pm on Wednesday.Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service crews were called to a derelict building at the Saxonvale site.Eight fire engines, two water carriers and two aerial ladder platforms were deployed to tackle the huge fire.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Video of the scene showed the three-storey building completely covered in the blaze.Jonny Buckland, an architect near the scene, said the huge fire was "heartbreaking" for the town.He told the BBC: "It's a heritage asset - it's one of the few warehouses left in the town."It has so much, had so much potential to be turned into amazing art spaces and creative and cultural spaces - we really hope that it can still have a life...

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it's a huge loss."At 8.30pm, emergency services said "good progress" had been made to extinguish the fire.Emergency services placed a cordon around the site due to the...

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