Residents' lucky escape from basement fire
FIRE crews from three stations rushed to a home in South Oxfordshire in the early hours of this morning.
Henley, Goring and Berkshire firefighters were called to a basement blaze at a large property just outside of Henley.
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On arrival, crews were faced with a smoke logged basement.
Crews went into the basement and discovered a large battery back up box on fire.
Residents of the house had already made an escape before taking in any of the smoke.
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Services confirmed this was due to working smoke alarms and having an escape plan in place.
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