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Firefighters tackle house blaze 100 metres from Porton Down laboratory

byDaniel Jae Webb
17 July 2020 • 9.49pm
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More than two dozen firefighters are currently tackling a house fire near Salisbury.

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Emergency services were called to the blaze, in which people were reported to be inside, at around 7.30pm just 100 metres from Porton Down chemical weapons laboratory’s perimeter fence.

Four fire engines, one water bowser and an incident control vehicle are all in attendance of the fire at a property off Winterslow Road.


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