Huge fire wrecks thatched-roof house in Clanfield with more than 70 firefighters battling blaze for five hours in 'challenging conditions'
A total of 12 fire crews – including those from the fire stations in Southsea, Gosport, Havant, and Cosham – were called to the incident in North Lane at 12.32am.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire Service advised nearby residents to keep windows and doors closed due to the large amount of smoke from the fire.
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Hide AdNo one was injured in the blaze, which remains unexplained at this time, according to Southsea firefighter Tom Davies.
The firefighter said his crew spent more than four hours working to fully extinguish the fire.
He added: ‘The roof was 100 per cent damaged and the first floor was also 100 damaged, and the ground floor was flood damaged.
‘Salvage operation were carried out.’
According to a social media post from the fire service, firefighters will remain on the scene for ‘quite some time’.
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Hide AdHampshire fire service area manager Jason Avery applauded the response from crews in the ‘challenging conditions’.
Posting on social media, he said: ‘As incident commander I can’t praise them enough for all their hard work in some very cold and challenging conditions.’