At 9:57am on Tuesday, 3 November, we received reports of a fire on Bartholomew Street in Newbury.

Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service crews from Newbury and Theale fire stations were sent to the scene alongside an Officer, and a crew from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service.

On arrival, crews discovered a fire outside a residential property. Firefighters equipped with breathing apparatus extinguished the fire before using a thermal imaging camera to check for hotspots.

Crews were at the scene for approximately one hour and 20 minutes.