Suspected arson attack causes major blaze at former York school
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The scene at the old Manor School early on Thursday. Photograph: PC Ben Stevens on Twitter. Click to see a bigger image
Firefighters battled a major blaze at a former York school on Thursday morning (February 12) – and the cause is thought to be arson.
They were called to the old Manor School site on Low Poppleton Lane, at 1.43am and found the building well alight.
Firefighters from York, Acomb, Huntington and Selby fought the fire in a two storey building.
They use the ariel ladder platform from Huntington a water tower as well as two large jets and two hose reel jets to bring the fire under control. It took two and a half hours to extinguish the flames.
The building is partly used as offices and a fire spokesperson said it is believed the cause of fire was deliberate.
Nursery affected
The Muddy Boots Nursery operates from an adjoining building, and had to close for the rest of the week.
Staff told parents that the fire was not directly in the nursery but “it has caused quite a lot of damage to some of the nursery rooms mainly due to flooding, therefore we have had to close nursery until the weekend”.
The statement added: