Firefighters are battling two large blazes which have engulfed two large buildings less than a mile apart in Birkenhead .
The fires took hold at the site of a former barber's shop on Borough Road, next to the old Central Hotel building, and in the former Hotel California and Revolver pub on New Chester Road.
Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service deployed four engines and a combined pump ladder to both scenes.
A spokeswoman said it was too early to say whether the fires, which both started on the first floor, were deliberately started.
The fire on Borough Road was called in to the fire service at 5.02pm, while calls went in about the New Chester Road fire at 6.11pm.
There have been no reports of any injuries in either incident.
Road closures are in place on both scenes and Merseyside Police have been informed.
The fire service said another similar fire was put out in the old Hotel California building yesterday evening.
In Borough Road smoke was visible billowing from the roof of the building and extensive damage was visible on the first floor.
Crews could be seen pumping streams of water onto the roof of the building.
It does not appear that the fire has spread to the Central Hotel building.
