Fire crews tackle large blaze through the night.
Crews from across County Durham were called to tackle a large blaze in the early hours of this morning.
Seven fire appliances, two aerial ladder platforms and the high volume pump were all called to the blaze in Bishop Auckland at around 1am today.
A large building in the Tindale Crescent area was well alight and the public was being urged to stay away.
Seven of the crews were there for several hours and there is still two appliances at the scene.