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Fire crews were still pouring water on the wreckage of the National Motorcycle Museum on Wednesday morning.

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Three of the five exhibition halls were destroyed - including one containing rare racing bikes.

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Nearly three quarters of the building, near Birmingham International Airport, was destroyed.

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About 650 machines were destroyed, many of them unique, out of a total of 900 at the museum.

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Scores of bikes were dragged outside to safety and will be displayed in a rebuilt museum, say officials.