Calls for action over burnt-out building

FORMER CARE HOME 'DANGEROUS' AND AN 'EYESORE', SAY LOCALS

- By AUSTEN SHAKESPEARE

SHIREMOOR locals are calling for a burnt-out “eyesore” ex-care home to be torn down, over a year since the site was engulfed in flames.

Residents fear the blaze last June has left the building “dangerous” and in need of quick action.

At around 6pm, on June 18 last year, emergency services responded to reports of a significant fire at the former Stanton Lodge Care Home, on Milfield Avenue.

Nearby properties were evacuated on the night as a precaution but allowed to return shortly after.

The fire was a case of suspected arson with police claiming a group of young people were seen entering the empty care home carrying what was believed to be accelerants.

Six people aged between 13 and 21 were subsequently arrested.

However, following an investigation, the six originally arrested individuals will face no further police action.