Basingstoke Gazette on MSN

Photos - Thick smoke billows from thatched cottage roof fire

More than 60 firefighters were called to Viables Lane to fight the blaze on the roof.
Basingstoke Gazette on MSN

Residents urged to avoid thatched cottage fire as 60 firefighters battle blaze

Residents have been urged to avoid a thatched cottage fire as more than 60 firefighters deal with the blaze.

Dozens of firefighters tackle thatched cottage blaze

More than 60 firefighters are deployed to the scene of the blaze in Basingstoke.
Daily Mail

Thatched cottage is destroyed in just eight minutes after fire rips through its roof - weeks before the 17th century property was due to be tiled over

A thatched cottage was completely destroyed in a fire which ripped through the roof in eight minutes just weeks before it was due to be tiled over. The blaze took over Bob and Paula Hessian's home, ...