A FIRE broke out at the former Mersey Arms pub in Birkenhead.
Four fire engines attended the incident at the boarded up pub on Neptune Street at around 6pm on Saturday, March 16.
On arrival crews discovered that both the ground and first floor of the derelict building was well alight.
Crews used a combined platform ladder to extinguish the flames before checking neighbouring properties for fire spread.
The former Mersey Arms on Neptune Street (Google Maps)
No injuries were reported and it is not known what caused the fire.
A spokeswoman for Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service told the Globe: "Firefighters attended a fire at a derelict pub on Neptune Street, Birkenhead on Saturday.
"Crews were alerted at 5.50pm and were on scene at 6pm. The fire was under control by 6.53pm.
"Crews left the scene at 8pm."
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