Police are investigating after a large building fire in the state’s southern tablelands yesterday.

About 3.40pm (Wednesday 4 November 2015), emergency services were called to Mundy Street, Goulburn, where they found a building well alight.

The building, a former orphanage, is abandoned and no-one was inside at the time.

Fire & Rescue NSW crews extinguished the blaze.

Officers from The Hume Local Area Command attended and commenced inquiries.

A number of smaller buildings and halls around the main building were not damaged.

Detectives from The Hume Local Area Command are continuing their investigations into the cause of the fire.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Goulburn Police on 4821 2344 or Crime Stoppers.