Picture hunters obstructing crews at airfield fire
The blaze broke out at the site on Lancaster Road, Old Sarum in Salisbury on Thursday evening.
A hangar partially collapsed as a result of the fire, which also engulfed the adjacent restaurant and café.
Wiltshire Police said that people had been getting in the way of emergency workers "in an attempt to take photos of the burning building". Enquiries into the cause of the fire are ongoing.
"Please avoid the area and respect cordons - they are in place to protect you," the police added.
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Service said crews had scaled back their response on Friday morning.
Remaining crews at the scene on Friday were "dampening down" the fire.
The fire broke out just a week after developers were given the go-ahead for up to 315 homes to be built there following a battle for permission.
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