Firefighters from across Berkshire and Hampshire have been fighting a wild fire in Padworth Common close to Mortimer Village, the first fire crews to arrive were from nearby Mortimer fire station. Crews from Wokingham and Reading raced to fires in a wooded area belonging to Engerfield Estate. Firefighters pumped water from a nearby lake plus a water tanker from the Fleet fire station.
A Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “At 2:07pm on Thursday, 11th August, we received reports of a fire in the open near Welshmans Road in Padworth Common.