Firefighters have been tackling a major blaze at a public school in Malvern. A girl’s boarding school building where the house mistress and her family lived at Malvern College on the Lees Road has been almost completely destroyed by the fire which broke out at around 4am today.
Thirteen engines were at the scene although students are on their Easter break. Engines that attended the incident included the Aerial Ladder Platform from Worcester Fire Station and the Environmental Protection Unit from Stourport Fire Station.
Firefighters have tackled a severe blaze at a public school in Worcestershire. Eight firefighters wearing Breathing Apparatus sets tackled the fire from inside the building and crews were also dealing with the fire externally. A fire investigation into the cause of the fire is now underway.
All ambulance resources have since been stood down, except for one ambulance crew which remains on standby while the fire service continues to deal with the fire. An administration building at Malvern College has been almost completely destroyed by the fire which broke out just before 0300 BST.
An administration building at Malvern College has been almost completely destroyed by the fire which broke out some time before 0400 BST. More than 70 firefighters battled the fire at the accommodation block at Malvern College, Worcestershire, yesterday.
