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House 'fully destroyed' in arson attack

Federica Bedendo
BBC News, North East and Cumbria
Durham Constabulary The ruin of Holly Lodge after it was gutted by fire. There is no roof or windows and the two-storey stone building is an empty shell with signs of extensive fire damage. The branches of trees and other plants surround the property.Durham Constabulary
Holly Lodge has been deemed too unsafe to enter

A house which police described as an "amazing property" has been destroyed in an arson attack.

Holly Lodge in Ebchester, Consett, which was empty at the time but had been home to a family for five decades, was gutted in a fire on Sunday.

Durham Constabulary is asking the public to alert them of any videos circulating on social media of the blaze at the site, which they said was "popular with urban explorers".

Officers confirmed no-one was injured in the blaze.

Durham Constabulary Holly Lodge before the fire. The building is two storeys high and looks more like a row of cottages, with two wooden front doors. The nearest part of the house is clad in small stones while to the left the building has larger stonework. There are a series of pitched roofs and the garden is very overgrown.Durham Constabulary
Police said the building had previously been home to a family for half a century

A spokesman said: "The fire has fully destroyed this amazing property which was home to a family for over 50 years."

He added the building had been deemed unsafe which "means that even the emergency services will not be able to enter the property".

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