A GARDEN shed has been destroyed in a fire in Basingstoke.

The incident happened on Friday, December 1 in Pyotts Hill at around 1pm.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service confirmed the fire involved a garden shed.

A spokesperson said: "An on-call crew from Hartley Wintney joined to support Basingstoke firefighters on the scene.  

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"They returned to station having extinguished the fire, which destroyed the shed, and dampened down the scene."

They also confirmed that paramedics were on scene to "treat one casualty suffering from smoke inhalation".

The cause of the fire is still unknown.