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Town centre club evacuated as fire breaks out

Google Two-storey building with tall windows on the top floor and a dormer window in the roof. The first floor is rendered in white, while the ground floor has a dark-coloured plant shop and a lighter-coloured estate agents shop. Between the two shops is a pillared entrance way in white and beige, with a small porch leading to a dark wood door.Google
The club, which started in 1873, is housed in a Grade II listed building in George Row (pillared entrance in the centre)

A long-established private members' club had to be evacuated when fire broke out.

Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to the Northampton and County Club in George Row at 14:45 BST on Thursday.

It added that the fire was already out when firefighters got there and was likely to have been caused by discarded smoking materials.

West Northamptonshire Council said the polling station at the nearby Guildhall would be open as planned until 22:00 BST despite the fire.

The fire and rescue service said teams from three fire stations attended.

"On arrival, crews discovered that a fire had taken place on a wooden bridge between two properties on the street.

"The building had also been evacuated," a spokesperson said.

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