Fire crews tackle blaze at former city pub

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Firefighters used an aerial platform to tackle the fire in Magdalen Street, Norwich

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Firefighters have spent hours tackling a blaze at a former pub in Norwich.

Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service said seven crews were sent to the Cat and Fiddle on Magdalen Street after it broke out at about 14:50 BST on Thursday.

A number of roads had to be closed and neighbouring shops were evacuated, with residents urged to avoid the area.

The crews were stood down just after midnight on Friday, after using a thermal imaging camera to check for hotspots.

Using an aerial ladder, fire crews tackle a fire. They are using a hose and there is a large plume of smoke. Image source, Kiera Odonoughoe

BBC Radio Norfolk's Jack Maclean said the blaze appeared to be in a flat above the pub.

"You can see how badly damaged the roof is," he said.

"There are tiles missing on both the front of the building and the back."

No injuries have been reported.

An aerial photograph above the Cat and Fiddle pub where a fire has taken place. A hose is being used to put out the fire and smoke is coming from the roof of the building. Image source, Jayden Stracey
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The fire was said to have been in a flat above the former Cat and Fiddle pub in Norwich

A fire engine at the site of a fire at a former pub on Magdalen Street in Norwich. Image source, Jack Maclean/BBC
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A BBC Radio Norfolk reporter said the roof of the building was badly damaged

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