By Eric King-
Fire crews from seven parts of Norfolk spent hours attending to a blazing fire of a Church near Downham Market, Norfolk. Crews from King’s Lynn, Downham market, Methwold, Sandringham, Fakenham, Terrington and Outwell all joined forces to tackle the inferno which practically destroyed St Mary’s Church in Wimbotsham, near Downham Market, just after 6am today.
The roof of the church, in Church Road, has collapsed and the building has been gutted by the fire.
Terry Pinto, station manager at King’s Lynn, Terry Pinto said: “We received reports of a fire just after 6am. He said it was a well developed fire. Unfortunately the majority of the church has 100pc been damaged by the fire.
“We’ve been able to save some of the historical items from the church, “We are carrying out a detailed fire investigation with police and will be on scene for the rest of the day.
“It’s been a difficult fire in terms of the building structure. Because it’s in a rural area it’s a struggle for water supply.
“We are carrying out a detailed fire investigation with police and will be on scene for the rest of the day.
“It’s been a difficult fire in terms of the building structure. Because it’s in a rural area it’s a struggle for water supply.
The fire service sent seven fire crews, including the aerial ladder platform, water carrier and control unit to the scene of the fire. The fire service said that the majority of the church has definitely been damaged by the fire.”We are carrying out a detailed fire investigation with police and will be on scene for the rest of the day.
“It’s been a difficult fire in terms of the building structure. Because it’s in a rural area it’s a struggle for water supply.
“We’ve been able to save some of the historical items from the church.
“It was a well developed fire. Unfortunately the majority of the church has 100pc been damaged by the fire.
“We’ve been able to save some of the historical items from the church”.
Pic: Anne Bloy