This astonishing image shows the sheer scale of devastation at a former Tameside cotton mill after a huge blaze ripped through the buildings.
Incident Commander, Lee Coleman, praised firefighting teams who have worked for more than 24 hours to bring the flames at Oxford Mills, in Ashton-under-Lyne, under control.
An image snapped by the fire boss at the site shows that the walls, floors and the roof of the building have completely collapsed.
Barely anything but the outside walls remain.
Fire crews will continue to 'damp down' pockets of fire and heat at the site on Wednesday night.
Demolition workers have begun to tear down what remains of the buildings.
Firefighters are expected to remain at the scene for several days while they work to make the buildings and surrounding areas safe.
At its height, around 70 firefighters worked to battle the flames and huge plumes of smoke which billowed out from the building, on Oxford Street East.
Around 50 residents have been evacuated from homes close to the mill as a precaution.
They are being looked after by the local authority and are expected to be told when they can return home on Thursday.
Dramatic images show a long arm reach demolition excavator pulling the walls of the building down piece by piece.
Meanwhile, a firefighter atop a cherry picker can be seen dousing the building with water as they continue to damp down.
Black smoke continues to billow out from parts of the the buildings.
Crews will be working closely with the demolition company as they pull down the affected buildings in sections, allowing firefighters to tackle remaining pockets of fire, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said.
