Pub's chimney catches alight as firefighters rush to scene
A pub's chimney caught on fire this evening with firefighters called to the scene.
The Bell and Dragon in Kingsclere saw their chimney go up in flames just after 7.20pm.
Crews from Basingstoke rushed to the village with firefighters using extinguishes to quell the blaze.
In a tweet, Basingstoke's fire service wrote: "We were mobilised to a chimney fire in Kingsclere; crews used 2 HRJ to extinguish, hearth kit and buckets to clean up logs, ash and embers & a TIC to check roof space.
They added: "Please get your chimney swept yearly; a sweep in time saves 999!"
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