Fire crews work with police on blaze investigation

The building was once the Northampton ex-servicemen's club

A fire service said it was working with police to find out how a major blaze in a town centre began.

The fire on Sheep Street, Northampton, in the early hours of Sunday, caused significant damage to the site of the redundant ex-servicemen's club.

The building partially collapsed.

Officers have concluded their investigation, have left the scene and have restored power to the street.

Fire service area manager Neil Sadler thanked residents and businesses who were "impacted by this".

"I also want to thank our fire crews for their hard work and professionalism over the last couple of days in what were challenging circumstances," he continued.

The fire started in Sheep Street in Northampton on Sunday morning

On Friday morning, crews from Moulton used an aerial appliance to dampen down remaining hotspots in the building.

At the height of the blaze, nine fire crews were battling the flames.

The collapsed building is no longer smouldering