A345 closed after fire on thatched roof in Durrington
A road remains closed as fire crews work 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.A reinspection of the property is due to take place later and no casualties have been reported.
At about 12.45 GMT 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: "We are working closely with our colleagues at Wiltshire Police and the ambulance service."The A345 and Church Street remains closed until further notice."
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