Oxfordshire Morrisons closed after fire crews race to blaze

Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue has confirmed they rushed to the Harwell Morrisons at Curie Avenue today (Tuesday, May 26) amid reports of a fire at around midday.

Crews from Didcot, Abingdon and Wantage attended with the blaze focused on a storage building next to the supermarket.

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They used hose reel jets to extinguish the fire and fans to ventilate the smoke, with an investigation into the cause having started.

The fire at the Oxfordshire Morrisons supermarket (Image: Haydn Ingram)

As spokesperson said: “Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service was called today at 11:57am, sending fire engines from Didcot, Abingdon and Wantage fire stations to Morrisons supermarket, Curie Avenue, Harwell.

“Crews used hose reel jets to extinguish a fire in a storage building next to the supermarket. 

“They also used fans to ventilate the building of smoke.

The fire at the Oxfordshire Morrisons supermarket (Image: Haydn Ingram)

“The cause of the fire is being investigated.”

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A spokesperson for Morrisons supermarket also confirmed that the fire had happened and that the supermarket had “temporarily shut”.

They said: “The store is temporarily closed, whilst the fire brigade complete the necessary checks.”

This comes as temperatures are due to reach 32 degrees Celsius in the hottest part of the day, in an unprecedented May heatwave which is breaking records in Oxfordshire.