At 6:39am on Tuesday, 3 November, we received reports of a fire on Hutton Close in Newbury.

Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service crews from Caversham Road, Newbury and Theale fire stations were sent to the scene.

On arrival, crews discovered a tumble dryer on fire in a ground floor laundry room. Firefighters equipped with breathing apparatus used one hose reel to extinguish the fire before checking the scene with a thermal imaging camera.

Crews were at the scene for approximately one hour and 15 minutes.