12 pump fatal fire, Rowe Court, Grovelands Road, Reading - 15.12.2021

            Thames Valley Police press statement - Police, fire and ambulance services remain at the scene of a large fire in Reading.

Officers were called at 2.56am today following a number of reports about the incident at a property in Rowe Court off Grovelands Road. Sadly, one person has died as a result of this incident. A number of other people remain unaccounted for. A 31-year-old man from Reading has been arrested on suspicion of arson and murder, and is in custody. We are working with our colleagues on a search and rescue operation and will exhaust all our efforts to find signs of life. We expect this phase of the operation to continue today and into the evening and perhaps beyond. Three people have been taken to hospital, and these all have non-life-threatening injuries. An additional eight people were treated by the ambulance service at the scene.

A number of other people have been evacuated and are being cared for by the local authority and partners.

RBFRS Press statements - At 2:51am on Wednesday, 15 December, we received reports of a fire at a block of flats in Grovelands Road, Reading.

Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service crews from Caversham Road, Wokingham Road, Theale, Whitley Wood, Wokingham, Bracknell, Ascot, Crowthorne, Slough, two pumps from Newbury and the Aerial Ladder Platform and Incident Command Unit were sent to the scene, together with seven officers and crews from Oxfordshire County Council Fire and Rescue Service.

Upon arrival, firefighters found a fire within a four-storey block of flats, affecting all levels. Sadly, one person is believed to have died, and there are a number of others who are as yet unaccounted for.

Taken on: December 15, 2021

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