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Three fire engines called to fire near Oxford hospital
The incident occurred this afternoon at around midday (Wednesday, April 22) as the trio were sent to Headley Way.
Rhodri Jones, who works at the nearby John Radcliffe Hospital, spotted smoke on his way home.
“There is a house fire with fire engines present on Hedley Way near the entrance to the hospital,” he said at the time.
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Headley Way on Wednesday afternoon. (Image: Rhodri Jones)
“There is a general smell of burning in the area.”
The incident took several hours to be dealt with as fire crews did not depart the scene until 3.30pm in the afternoon.
A spokesperson for Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “We were called today just after midday, sending three fire engines to Headley Way in Oxford.
“Crews used hosereels to extinguish a fire in the living room of a semi-detached domestic property, with a pressure ventilation fan used to clear the smoke.”