The cause of a devastating blaze that ripped through a popular Wirral wedding venue has been revealed by the fire service.
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service confirmed to the ECHO last week that the "complex" investigation into the cause of the blaze at Thornton Manor had been completed. Flames ripped through the manor house in Thornton Hough, Wirral, at around 9pm on February 5 last year.
A guest at the wedding on the night of the fire previously told the ECHO the flames were 10 feet high above the roof and "had taken over the whole house". Staff and guests were evacuated safely from the wedding ceremony and no injuries were reported.
