Fire service says two houses "destroyed" following blaze in Sandy

Two houses were destroyed following a fire in Sandy yesterday afternoon (Tuesday).

Seven fire crews were called to Winchester Road at just after 1.30pm following a building fire, which started on the end of a terrace and spread to the next house along the road.

The emergency services attending the house fire on Winchester Road in Sandy yesterday afternoon. Image used with permission from the Biggleswade, Potton and Sandy Community First Responders.

placeholder image — The emergency services attending the house fire on Winchester Road in Sandy yesterday afternoon. Image used with permission from the Biggleswade, Potton and Sandy Community First Responders.

Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service confirmed that two houses of two storeys were 100 per cent destroyed by fire, while a further house received 100 per cent smoke damage.

It has been reported that there were occupants in the properties at the time, and that everyone was safely accounted for.

An investigation is underway to determine the cause of the fire, which destroyed two properties and caused smoke damage to another. Image used with permission from the Biggleswade, Potton and Sandy Community First Responders.

Patients were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation by ambulance staff.

Fire crews based in Bedford, Biggleswade, Kempston, Leighton Buzzard, Sandy, Shefford and Toddington attended, with firefighters using four hose reel jets, two 52ml jets and an aerial platform to extinguish the fire.

Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said the cause of the fire was “indeterminant” due to the heavy fire damage at the scene.