Crime & Safety
Firefighters battling inferno at Gloucestershire air base
The major blaze has broken out of RAF Fairford with emergency services called early this morning (Sunday, April 26) to tackle it.
At least ten fire engines are in attendance, alongside ambulance crews and a National Inter-agency Liaison Officer.
Sources on social media say the roof appears to have collapsed as a result of the fire. The cause is not yet known.
The RAF base is currently being used by the US militaries according to sources on social media, but authorities are yet to confirm.
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It’s not known what the building, formerly the commissary, is currently being used for.
Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service said: “We are responding to a fire in a commercial building in the Fairford area.
“Residents are advised to keep their doors and windows closed due to smoke from the fire.”