Firefighters spent around 14 hours dealing with a deliberate fire at a derelict building in Sandon, near Stafford.
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to Church Lane at 1am on Sunday 27 September following reports of a fire.
Four fire engines attended and found the derelict building well alight.
Firefighters remove roof tiles to tackle blaze
Crews removed roof tiles to help tackle the fire and used two hose reel jets and two main jets to bring the blaze under control.
No injuries were reported.
Firefighters remained at the scene until 3pm, monitoring the building and extinguishing remaining hotspots.
Cause deemed deliberate
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service later confirmed that the cause of the fire was believed to be deliberate.
No further details have been released about how the fire was started or whether anyone has been identified in connection with the incident.
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