When he went on duty on a sultry July night in 1984, York firefighter TONY BURNETT had no idea it was going to be anything out of the ordinary. And then the Minster caught fire...
Little did we know when we went on duty that night in July 1984 that in a few hours time we would be fighting one of the biggest fires York had ever seen.
The call came in the early hours of that misty July morning and as we neared the Minster the horror was revealed.
With smoke billowing from the roof, it was evident the South Transept was ablaze.
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