"She said a full review of fire prevention policies had begun, including checks on distribution boards at all the trust's historic mansions.The trust said none of its staff would have been able to identify the fault as a potential issue, and it had not been detected during professional checks by electricians.Mr Moore said the fire service had begun work with the trust to consider what more could be done to improve the fire safety of their other buildings.Fire broke out at the Grade-I listed building in April, reducing it to a shell.One room - the Speakers' Parlour - survived and hundreds of items have been rescued.The BBC is not responsible for the content of external Internet sitesPresident Lukashenko's main challenger refuses to accept defeat amid fears of vote-rigging. It was heavenly. The Speakers' Parlour was the only room that survived "Some couples who were due get married there now need other venues.The BBC is not responsible for the content of external Internet sitesThe first minister accepts her government "did not get it right" with the system for calculating pupils' grades.

In pictures: Clandon Park House fire .

We feel as if the ground has caved in. Charred timber beams had to be lifted out by crane



"We're certainly not complacent and we now will be working with the fire service to identify any areas for improvement in any of our properties. Clandon Park House fire: Damaged mansion to be 'rebuilt' 19 June 2015. The helicopter team fed information to emergency crews on the ground "It is the hidden voids in this type of building that allow unpredictable and uncontrollable fire to spread," it said.Assistant chief fire officer Simon Moore said the National Trust had been advised of the findings.National Trust director general Helen Ghosh said the fire had come as a "terrible blow".Staff evacuated the house safely and no-one was injured.

This video is unavailable. These are external links and will open in a new window Last weekend, the gates to the gardens at Clandon Park, near Guildford in Surrey, closed for good. These are external links and will open in a new windowAn 18th Century stately home has been left a "shell" after a devastating fire, the National Trust has said.The blaze at Grade I listed Clandon Park House, near Guildford, led to widespread damage.Roger Childs, from Surrey Fire and Rescue Service, said it began in the basement at 16:00 BST on Wednesday and spread quickly to the roof.The fire was out by midday on Thursday but crews remained at the scene damping down. These are external links and will open in a new windowA fire that destroyed an 18th Century mansion started accidentally and was probably caused by an electrical fault, investigators have said.Clandon Park House near Guildford, which housed a collection of furniture, porcelain and textiles, was reduced to a charred shell during the blaze.A fire report said it was most likely the result of a faulty connection in the electrical distribution board.The National Trust said a full review of fire prevention policies had begun.A lack of fire protection to the fuse cupboard ceiling and the stately home's historic design allowed the fire to spread, the Surrey Fire and Rescue Service report said.Such buildings are adapted over the years to add amenities, producing hidden voids that may or may not be known because of the loss of buildings plans and records, it added. I stood in the room and thought how lucky I am just to be in the house.

The fire started just after 16:00 BST on Wednesday But six months on, there are more questions than ever - and the National Trust aren't answering. We are absolutely shattered. "We have saved some significant items but certainly not everything that we wanted to save," she added.Geri Silverstone, National Trust spokesman, said staff still had no access to the building.He said staff at the property had practised fire drills on a regular basis.Clandon Park was built by a Venetian architect for Lord Onslow and the estate was passed down through generations of the family.The building, which has become a popular wedding venue, was left to the National Trust in 1956.A member of the family, Dr Arabella Onslow, whose father was born in and grew up in the house, said she was "shell-shocked".She said she saw pictures of the fire in the roof and also heard it was thought to have started in the basement and realised "literally the whole place was ablaze".The Cumbria GP said she knew she was in an unusual and privileged position to have an ancestral home but added: "Equally it's my family and it is quite devastating.
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The mansion was known for its 18th Century furniture, porcelain and textiles "It's like your own house. Clandon Park House was reduced to a shell by the fire



Clandon Park House fire: Stately home gutted in huge blaze

The blaze at Grade I listed Clandon Park House, near Guildford, led to widespread damage.