Slough Express

Blaze brings out 12 fire engines

Iver: Services respond to Pinewood Studios fire

- By Adrian Williams adrianw@baylismedi­a.co.uk @AdrianW_BM

Two people including one firefighte­r were injured after a fire broke out at Pinewood Studios on Tuesday.

The blazing industrial unit at the film studios in Pinewood Road, Iver Heath, brought emergency services in significan­t numbers out to make the scene safe and investigat­e.

It was called in at 3.13pm and multiple fire crews attended the scene for four hours.

Twelve fire engines and crews rushed in from Langley, Slough, Gerrards Cross, Beaconsfie­ld, High Wycombe, Windsor Tinkers Lane, Bracknell, Ascot, Hillingdon and Southall.

Five officers and a Control Unit from Maidenhead were also at the scene. Wokingham crews manned Slough Fire Station while the resident crews were out.

The crews used 10 sets of breathing apparatus, three hose reels and one main jet to extinguish the fire.

Thames Valley Police and South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) were also there to provide support.

SCAS had to treat two people as a result of the fire and smoke.

A 35-year-old male who had been working at Pinewood Studios was treated at the scene for breathing difficulti­es.

SCAS also took one of the firefighte­rs to Wexham Park Hospital for further treatment for minor injuries.

A Hazardous Area Response Team was on site to provide emergency medical cover for Buckingham­shire Fire and Rescue Service while they tackled the blaze.

The incident response was scaled back at around 7pm. One appliance and two officers remained at the scene overnight and into the following morning to monitor for hot spots.

Buckingham­shire Fire and Rescue Service has said an investigat­ion into the cause of the fire is underway.

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