FIREFIGHTERS are at the scene of a derelict building fire in Bishop Auckland.
The crew was called to Escomb Road at 6.50pm after a small fire broke out in outbuildings, once belonging to Bishop Auckland General Hospital.
The firefighters are tackling the flames using one hose reel.
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