Caravan and number of vehicles destroyed by blaze in Aylesbury
A caravan and a number of vehicles were destroyed by a blaze near to a garden centre in Aylesbury.
Five fire crews and five officers were called to the scene on Wendover Road at just after 7am on Sunday March 29.
Bucks Fire and Rescue reported that the fire started in a caravan before spreading to outbuildings.
Firefighters isolated the electricity supply to the site, and used two sets of breathing apparatus, four hose reel jets, two main jets and a thermal imaging camera to extinguish the blaze.
The fire service said the caravan and a number of vehicles were completely destroyed by the fire, with crews remaining on the scene for an extended period of time for damping down and checking hotspots.
Thames Valley Police attended the scene, near to the Chiltern View Garden Centre, which posted on its Facebook page: "Just to let everyone know that nobody was harmed and everybody is safe.
"The fire hasn't affected the garden centre, tearoom or Enterprise skip hire, and business is open as normal."
Eyewitness Chris Reed told the Bucks Herald: "I was walking just after 7am when I heard occasional loud bangs, and wondered if was something to do with HS2.
"As I rounded a corner to walk up the western side path of the Weston Turville reservoir parallel to Worlds End Lane, I could see occasional bursts of flame - I’d guess at least 20 feet high - within the smoke."
A source with knowledge of operations at Chiltern View Garden Centre has taken issue with Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service’s description of the fire. They suggest that the severity of the fire has been overstated and an outbuilding was not damaged during the incident.