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Berkshire pub gutted by fire

A pub in Eversley near Finchampstead, in Berkshire, was destroyed by fire on Wednesday morning.

 

Crews from Wokingham, Reading, Yateley and Hartley Wintney were called to the Tally Ho pub at 4am after flames were seen protruding from the roof.

The Bracknell News reports that 50 per cent of the roof and top floor were destroyed by the fire, with an aerial ladder from Reading required to tackle the blaze.

A Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said: "It was well alight in the roof when crews got there. The flames were out by 5.30am and they have been damping down since then."

It is not yet known what caused the fire and an investigation will be launched shortly.

The news follows a Bank Holiday Monday blaze at a derelict pub in Conisbrough, South Yorkshire.

The Castle Inn fire required crews from Dearne, Maltby and Edlington to tackle it, but no evacuations from surrounding properties were required