Windsor building partially collapses during major fire
More than 80 firefighters tackled a blaze in Windsor which began at about 22:00 BST on Tuesday.
The building partially collapsed following the major fire .
About 12 people were forced to move to temporary accommodation for the night owing to the fire’s close proximity to residential properties.
The upper floors of the building – the usage and owners of which have not yet been established – partially collapsed along with the surrounding scaffolding.
Crews came from Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, London, Oxfordshire and Surrey to fight the fire, while police were required to manage crowds of onlookers.
The fire service cordoned off the area and said it expected to be on-site for several hours.
As yet there is no indication as to the cause of the fire.
No-one was injured in the blaze.
Man ‘critical’ after Abingdon care home fire
A man is in a critical condition after he was rescued from a fire at a care home in Oxfordshire.
The blaze broke out at about 04:15 BST.
the 48-year-old was rescued from The Knowl on Stert Street, Abingdon and was treated at the scene for burns and smoke inhalation before being taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service and Thames Valley Police are investigating the cause of the blaze, which is being treated as unexplained.
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