Firefighters continue to tackle fire at former Littlewoods building

Firefighters are continuing to tackle a fire which gutted parts of Liverpool's iconic Littlewoods building.

Crews are expected to remain at the site on Edge Lane for most of Monday after a fire broke out on the roof of the art decor building late on Sunday evening.

At it's height the fire could be seen for miles.

The building has lain empty since 2003, although a 350 million scheme planned to redevelop the site into film and television studios, potentially bringing hundreds of jobs to the area.

Adam Higgins, co-founder of the building's developer Capital & Centric, said the blaze had started in the west wing, which is known for its tower.

Fire crews were able to prevent flames spreading to the east wing, although the roof and an internal floor of the west wing were feared to have collapsed.

"So far all the walls remain intact and obviously they are the bits that are really iconic to people from the city,''

"The building's hugely important to us and to everyone really in Liverpool. We announced some big plans about three months ago which would bring in Twickenham film studios to the city and to this building in particular"