Fire crews rushed out to blaze bellowing out of first-floor bay window

Three crews attended the scene in Warminster

Author: Oliver MorganPublished 15th Apr 2025

Fire crews were rushed out to a blaze yesterday afternoon (14 April)

It took them more than two and a half hours to extinguish the blaze, which was reportedly bellowing out of a first-floor bay window.

In a statement, Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue said: "We were called at 4.59pm yesterday (14 April) to Church Street, Warminster to reports of a fire involving a first-floor bay window.

"Three crews attended; one from Westbury and two from Trowbridge.

"Two breathing apparatus wearers used one hose reel jet to extinguish, and the stop came in at 7.42pm."

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