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MP14,AA1,OSU 2,ICSL3,ICU 1- Rowe Court Reading
This morning we are responding to a fire at a block of flats near Grovelands Road, Reading. We will update this post with our updates from the scene. Updates from Thames Valley Police can be found on their Twitter feed: twitter.com/ThamesVP
9:51am update
At 2:51am on Wednesday, 15 December, we received reports of a fire at a block of flats in Grovelands Road, Reading.
Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service crews from Caversham Road, Wokingham Road, Theale, Whitley Wood, Wokingham, Bracknell, Ascot, Crowthorne, Slough, two pumps from Newbury and the Aerial Ladder Platform and Incident Command Unit were sent to the scene, together with seven officers and crews from Oxfordshire County Council Fire and Rescue Service.
Upon arrival, firefighters found a fire within a four-storey block of flats, affecting all levels. Sadly, one person is believed to have died, and there are a number of others who are as yet unaccounted for.
Please avoid the area while emergency services respond to this incident. Thank you for your understanding.
1:00pm update
Crews remain on scene at an incident in a low-rise building in Grovelands Road, Reading. Please continue to avoid the area while emergency services respond to the incident. Thank you for your understanding.
UPDATE - READING FIRE
Our crews remain on the scene of the incident off Grovelands Road, Reading. Following an extensive search yesterday, during which all rescue opportunities were exhausted and confirmed that sadly, if there was anyone else in the building, we do not expect there to be any further survivors.
The building itself is a block of low-rise flats, comprised of four storeys and is traditionally built from brick and timber, without cladding.
A fire engine, alongside the Aerial Ladder Platform and Incident Command Unit are still in attendance. They will be remaining on scene to assist with extinguishing any hot spots from the fire and we are working with our partners to put in place safe systems of work for the ongoing recovery work.
From the assessment on scene today, it has been established that gaining safe access could take quite some time due to the deterioration in the structure of the building from the fire. Based on this, we expect to remain in attendance over the coming days.
This is an incredibly challenging time and we’d like to reassure those affected by this incident, the families of those impacted and the wider community that we are working incredibly hard, alongside colleagues from the Police.
Separately, the Fire Investigation will be underway once access to the building is confirmed as safe to enter.
We’d like to thank our residents for their continued co-operation, patience and support and further updates will be provided once the building has been confirmed as safe to enter.
MP14,AA1,OSU 2,ICSL3,ICU 1- Rowe Court Reading
This morning we are responding to a fire at a block of flats near Grovelands Road, Reading. We will update this post with our updates from the scene. Updates from Thames Valley Police can be found on their Twitter feed: twitter.com/ThamesVP
9:51am update
At 2:51am on Wednesday, 15 December, we received reports of a fire at a block of flats in Grovelands Road, Reading.
Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service crews from Caversham Road, Wokingham Road, Theale, Whitley Wood, Wokingham, Bracknell, Ascot, Crowthorne, Slough, two pumps from Newbury and the Aerial Ladder Platform and Incident Command Unit were sent to the scene, together with seven officers and crews from Oxfordshire County Council Fire and Rescue Service.
Upon arrival, firefighters found a fire within a four-storey block of flats, affecting all levels. Sadly, one person is believed to have died, and there are a number of others who are as yet unaccounted for.
Please avoid the area while emergency services respond to this incident. Thank you for your understanding.
1:00pm update
Crews remain on scene at an incident in a low-rise building in Grovelands Road, Reading. Please continue to avoid the area while emergency services respond to the incident. Thank you for your understanding.
UPDATE - READING FIRE
Our crews remain on the scene of the incident off Grovelands Road, Reading. Following an extensive search yesterday, during which all rescue opportunities were exhausted and confirmed that sadly, if there was anyone else in the building, we do not expect there to be any further survivors.
The building itself is a block of low-rise flats, comprised of four storeys and is traditionally built from brick and timber, without cladding.
A fire engine, alongside the Aerial Ladder Platform and Incident Command Unit are still in attendance. They will be remaining on scene to assist with extinguishing any hot spots from the fire and we are working with our partners to put in place safe systems of work for the ongoing recovery work.
From the assessment on scene today, it has been established that gaining safe access could take quite some time due to the deterioration in the structure of the building from the fire. Based on this, we expect to remain in attendance over the coming days.
This is an incredibly challenging time and we’d like to reassure those affected by this incident, the families of those impacted and the wider community that we are working incredibly hard, alongside colleagues from the Police.
Separately, the Fire Investigation will be underway once access to the building is confirmed as safe to enter.
We’d like to thank our residents for their continued co-operation, patience and support and further updates will be provided once the building has been confirmed as safe to enter.