Building in Northampton damaged by blaze

A Grade II listed building in Northampton was severely damaged by a fire that broke out in the building earlier this week. More than 50 firefighters were called to the former Angel Hotel in Northampton town centre on Monday night, reports the Northampton Chronicle. The blaze gutted the second and third floors of the building and also caused the ceiling of The Fat Cat Cafe Bar, located on the ground floor, to collapse.

Station manager Neal King told the news provider: "Crews had to work extremely hard under difficult conditions to contain the fire and stop it spreading.

"The internal walls leant themselves to fire spread which caused issues for firefighters in terms of where the fire was going."