Last night Tuesday 2nd August 2022 attended a fire at a Care Home. Fire crews from Wokingham and stations across #reading were called to the fire in a care home located in Bath Road, Reading. No reports of any people injured, and fire crews stayed most of the night to ensure there were no hot spots and that building was safe.
A spokesperson said: “At 11:13pm on Tuesday, 2 August, we received a call to a report of a fire at a residential property on Bath Road in Reading.
“Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service crews from Caversham Road, Whitley Wood, Wokingham and Bracknell fire stations were sent to the scene, alongside the Aerial Ladder Platform from Whitley Wood Fire Station, two RBFRS Officers and supported by crews from Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service.Four firefighters wearing breathing apparatus extinguished the fire using two hose reels”
A burnt-out mattress could be seen in the morning at the front of the building, the fire appears to be confined to one room