Dozens of firefighters fight blaze and save old Moonee Ponds courthouse

By Daniella Miletic and Anna Prytz
Updated June 28 2016 - 2:08am, first published 1:26am
The fire took hold of the top floor. Photo: Scott Lymer
The fire took hold of the top floor. Photo: Scott Lymer
A fire at the Essendon Historical Society Photo: Courtesy Twitter, @9NewsMelb
A fire at the Essendon Historical Society Photo: Courtesy Twitter, @9NewsMelb
The old Moonee Ponds courthouse is now home to the Essendon Historical Society. Photo: Luis Enrique Ascui
The old Moonee Ponds courthouse is now home to the Essendon Historical Society. Photo: Luis Enrique Ascui
The fire took hold of the top floor. Photo: Scott Lymer
The fire took hold of the top floor. Photo: Scott Lymer
About 50 firefighters helped fight the blaze at the old Moonee Ponds courthouse. Photo: Jesse Marlow
About 50 firefighters helped fight the blaze at the old Moonee Ponds courthouse. Photo: Jesse Marlow

Dozens of firefighters battled a blaze for more than an hour on Monday morning to save a historic 126-year-old building in Essendon.

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