Ewell Court House's chimneys may have to be removed after a fire broke out in the early hours of this morning.

A firefighter at the scene said the “library is gone” after the blaze in Ewell Court Road at about 2.45am.

A fire exit on the ground floor of the house was also seen to be smashed, but a Surrey County Council spokeswoman said the cause of the fire remains unknown because the investigation is still ongoing.

The spokeswoman made clear that the library is significantly damaged by water, rather than fire.

 

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