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Road closed after thatched roof fire

Sammy Jenkins
BBC News, Wiltshire
Salisbury Fire Station A fire truck and a ladder over the burnt out property in Durrington. The roof of the property has disintegrated.Salisbury Fire Station
The fire service were called to the thatched property in Durrington on Saturday

A road was closed as fire crews worked to extinguish a blaze at a house with a thatched roof.

Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to Hackthorne Road, Durrington, Salisbury, at 17:08 BST on Saturday.

Fire officers found a well-developed fire affecting the roof and first floor of the property, the service said.

No casualties have been reported and the fire service said the cause is believed to be accidental.

Salisbury Fire Station The roof of the property burnt out. Salisbury Fire Station
The fire service said no casualties have been reported

At about 12.45 BST on Sunday the number of officers were scaled back to one crew with and an aerial ladder platform to continue dampening down.

The fire service said earlier: "We are working closely with our colleagues at Wiltshire Police and the ambulance service.

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