Property fire

Crews from Taunton, Bridgwater, Glastonbury, Nether Stowey and Street responded to several calls of a fire in a derelict property on Fore Street, Westonzoyland just after 10pm.

On arrival, fire crews found the derelict detached house to be well alight with smoke and flames issuing from the front of the building. The property consists of a two-storey building and a number of outbuildings with the main house completely engulfed in flames. An aerial ladder platform, three 45 ML jets and the water bowser are in use by the crews tackling the blaze.

Update: 00:09

The A372 is currently closed and Avon and Somerset Police are in attendance. Local residents are advised to keep windows and doors closed and to stay away from the area.

Update: 06:10

This incident is now closed. The A372 has now reopened. The two-storey brick main building of the property, previously used as a dwelling but now derelict was severely affected by the fire. The extent of the fire, which involved both floors and the roof, caused part of the property to collapse inwards.

Three 45MM attack jets, an aerial ladder platform, a water tower and two thermal imaging cameras were used to extinguish the fire. Cause of the fire is unknown and fire investigation officers will return to the scene later this morning.