Fire in Maidenhead sees residents evacuated

Crews have been tackling a fire in Maidenhead.

At 9:39pm yesterday (Monday, 24 August), Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service received reports of a fire on High Street.

Firefighters from Maidenhead, Slough, Langley, Crowthorne, Mortimer, Whitley Wood, Ascot, Wokingham, Windsor, Caversham Road and Bracknell fire stations attended the incident, alongside the Aerial Ladder Platform from Whitley Wood Fire Station, an Incident Command Unit from Maidenhead Fire Station and four Officers. Five crews from Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service also supported the response.

On arrival, firefighters found a fire within flats that had spread into the roof space of the building. Crews worked alongside Thames Valley Police to safely evacuate residents, while firefighters, wearing breathing apparatus, used hose reels and the Aerial Ladder Platform, to tackle the fire.

One person was placed into the care of South Central Ambulance Service.

Thermal imaging cameras and a drone, provided by Berkshire Lowland Search and Rescue, were then used, to identify hotspots and ensure the area was thoroughly dampened-down.

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