10:58AM, Monday 27 October 2025
Stock photo of a RBFRS fire engine
Firefighters in Slough tackled an electrical fire in Slough on Friday.
At 6.35am on October 24, Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) received reports of a fire on Mendip Close.
Crews from Slough, Langley and Windsor Fire Stations were sent to the scene.
Upon arrival, crews discovered a fire caused by an electric fan heater.
Firefighters equipped with breathing apparatus used one hose reel jet to extinguish the fire before ventilating smoke from the property with a fan.
Crews were at the scene for approximately 35 minutes.
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