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Fire crews from across Hampshire have attended a large thatch fire that engulfed the Potters Heron Hotel in Ampfield.The alarm was raised shortly after 6pm on Monday evening, and firefighters suspect the blaze began in a chimney flue.
The local fire service said there were 25 engines and several support vehicles, including two aerial ladder platforms, at the scene. At its peak about 170 emergency service personnel were in attendance and appliances came from 25 fire stations across Hampshire.
More than 100 firefighters are tackling a thatch fire at the Potters Heron Hotel in #Ampfield #Hampshire https://t.co/MFcweyXGp0 pic.twitter.com/xe10DAYW5T
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In a statement, the Hampshire Fire Service said “nobody was injured and the crews got the fire under control as they fought to save the building which was a two-storey hotel in Winchester Road”. Crews used breathing apparatus, hose reels, jets and foam to tackle the fire.
Neil Odin, the chief fire officer for the service, described the blaze to the Southern Daily Echo as “the largest thatch fire I have attended” in his 24-year career.
