Viables Lane Basingstoke thatched house fire in pictures

Sixty firefighters were called to the scene of a thatched roof fire in Viables Lane on Tuesday, March 17, just before 4pm.

The fire at the house (Image: Newsquest)

Thick clouds of smoke were seen rising from the area, with a public safety cordon in place on the lane and nearby Jays Close.

Drone footage of the fire from reader Justin Spencer (Image: Justin Spencer)

Dan Trump, fire station manager, said: “We quite quickly were presented with a well-developed fire.

The fire in the evening (Image: JCEvans)

“We have managed to salvage a fair amount of property for the owners.”

The crane at the scene (Image: Newsquest)

The fire service remained on the scene into the morning of March 18, to dampen the area and ‘deal with hotspots.’

The fire (Image: Newsquest)

Eleven fire engines, police and paramedics attended the scene, with firefighters using compressed air foam and jets to extinguish the flames.

Fire engines at the scene (Image: Newsquest)

The owners of the property escaped safely and no injuries were reported.