“The Council shares the community’s upset and anger regarding the devastating fire at the Raven Hotel in Droitwich, as has been expressed by members of the Council’s leadership in press interviews today.
“We understand completely the strength of feeling and affection for this historic building and the significance it has for the town. Over the last six months we had been working hard to ensure that urgent works were carried out to protect the building in line with the court order we secured late last year. These works were due to finish this week and we will still invoice the owner for payment.
“We are working closely with the fire service and our building control officers were visiting the site this morning to review the building and advise of the next steps. We will issue a further statement very soon, once we have an update regarding the state and safety of the structure.
“We would also express our gratitude for the support of the fire service and police over the last 18 hours in dealing with this situation.”
