A DERELICT building in Redditch was up in flames last night (Monday, March 27) before being extinguished by fire crews.

Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service teams from the town’s fire station were alerted to and attended the blaze in Fairweather Close at 8.07pm.

The crew discovered the refuse fire in the roof space of the derelict building and put out the flames using a hose reel jet and a thermal image camera.