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BBC News
25-04-2025
- General
- BBC News
Desborough Airfield fire started deliberately, say crews
A fire at a former RAF station that was burning for about a month was likely started deliberately, firefighters have were first called to Desborough Airfield in Kettering just before 20:30 GMT on 20 Fire and Rescue Service said its operation was hindered because the roof of a hangar had only partially collapsed and there was a "significant" amount of carpet waste Thursday, a spokesperson said the scene was made safe and returned to its owner. At its height, six crews attended, using water jets and an aerial pump to tackle the were still extinguishing flames as recently as 17 April and had since been damping down manager Neil Sadler said there was still smoke plumes coming from the site, but that there was no risk of these "small pockets of fire" spreading."This has been a complex and prolonged incident," he service added: "With the evidence that is available, investigators have concluded that the fire was most likely started deliberately." Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
21-03-2025
- General
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Fire at Desborough Airfield hangar burns through the night
Fire crews have spent the night tackling a blaze in a hangar at a former RAF Fire and Rescue Service was called to Desborough Airfield at about 20:30 GMT on Thursday. Crews from across the county remained at the scene on Friday morning and a spokesperson said the fire was expected to burn for many hours to come.A large plume of smoke was seen rising from the site and residents in surrounding villages were advised to keep windows and doors closed. At its height, six crews from Corby and Guilsborough were using water jets and an aerial pump to tackle the put a cordon in place and the electricity supply to the building was isolated.A Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "Firefighters continued to tackle it and try to reduce the volume of smoke until the early morning, when the incident was scaled down to one pump and the aerial appliance at 01:30."The force added an investigation into the cause would be carried out when it was safe. Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
