Damage from Abingdon garden fire. Picture: Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
A GARDEN in Abingdon was destroyed after flames spread along fencing.
Firefighters were called at midnight on Saturday to reports of large fire in a garden.
Crews were sent from Abingdon and Rewley Road fire stations.
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They faced a growing blaze spreading along wooden fencing and small trees.
Wearing breathing apparatus, firefighters managed to put out the flames before they reached the house.
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service warned any fire in a garden should be at least 18m away from anything it could spread to.
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