At 5:45pm on Sunday, 4 October, we received reports of a fire on The Street in Mortimer.

Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service crews from Caversham Road, Whitley Wood and Theale fire stations were sent to the scene alongside an Officer and the Aerial Ladder Platform from Whitley Wood Fire Station.

On arrival, crews discovered a fire in an annex. Firefighters equipped with breathing apparatus used one hose reel to extinguish the fire.

Crews were at the scene for approximately one hour and five minutes.