Mount Denys fire: Pictures show scale of the damage at gutted former Hastings care home

By John Holden

Published 19th May 2019, 11:16 BST

The former care home on fire

The former care home on fire

A former care home in Hastings has been left heavily damaged after a fire yesterday morning (May 18).

These pictures show the fire at the former Mount Denys care home in full, from its beginning in the early hours of the morning to the aftermath.

Firefighters battled so save the former care home in The Ridgefrom around 1.55am, according to a spokesman for East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service.

Firefighters battled so save the former care home in The Ridgefrom around 1.55am, according to a spokesman for East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service.

Eight fire engines were called to the blaze when it was at its height

Eight fire engines were called to the blaze when it was at its height

This was the third fire at the derelict building in under a month

This was the third fire at the derelict building in under a month

At least one aerial ladder platform was deployed to access the flames from above

At least one aerial ladder platform was deployed to access the flames from above