A Wiltshire village pub has been devastated by a thatched roof fire.
Around 60 firefighters from Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service battled the blaze at the Crown Inn in Alvediston.
They were called at 5.14pm on Wednesday afternoon (May 10) and by 10pm there were 12 fire engines and several specialist vehicles at the incident.
Crews striped the thatch, put fire breaks in place and were using breathing apparatus, hose reels and main jets to extinguish the fire.
Firefighters were then on scene overnight dealing with the fire and dampening down.
The fire service has said steady progress has been made overnight but the incident is ongoing with crews still actively firefighting and stripping back the roof.
Five fire engines, a water carrier and aerial ladder platform were still in attendance on Thursday morning.
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