Fire

Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses to an incident of arson.

Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service has explained the cause of a residential fire that temporarily closed a road in Eddington on Tuesday.

Joel Richards was one of 24 people who were forced to flee their home as it became engulfed in flames.

A man has been jailed for life for murder, arson and GBH, after he set fire to a block of flats in Tilehurst.

“I was filled with fury” said the 32-year-old arsonist as he turned himself in at Reading police station.

A Tilehurst man who set fire to a block of flats in December, killing two people, will be sentenced today.

Update: This has now cleared.

Thames Valley Police has released photos and tributes to the victims of a flat fire in Tilehurst.

A man has pleaded guilty to arson, grievous bodily harm and murder after he set fire to a block of flats in Tilehurst.

Multiple fire crews worked together to tackle an open fire in Padworth Common woodland yesterday evening.

Fire fighters have extinguished two separate fires about a mile apart in Upper Bucklebury this evening.

Fire crews were called to a suspected arson incident in Thatcham while already close to the scene handing out water safety leaflets.

A 17-year-old boy from Calcot remains in police custody on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life.

Footage shows firefighters trying to put out a significant residential fire that broke out in Calcot early this morning.

Residents have been evacuated from their homes after a residential fire in Calcot destroyed several properties in the early hours of this morning.

Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service received reports of the fire at industrial barn on Theale Road at 5.08pm.

Fire crews are currently tackling a fire in Burghfield, West Berkshire, today (Monday).

Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service received reports of the fire at 5.59am on July 18 (Monday).

A man was rushed to hospital in a serious condition after a gas explosion led to a significant house fire.

This was the scene at Bodin Gardens today after a huge gas explosion led to four houses being evacuated and two residents ending up in hospital.