A timber-frame block of flats under construction in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire was destroyed in a fire last Tuesday evening. More than 40 firefighters attended the blaze which was well developed by the time they arrived.

Fire crews had to rescue two people who became trapped in a neighbouring house and who were taken to hospital suffering from the effects of smoke inhalation. The house was damaged by smoke and radiated heat from the fire. It took three hours to bring the fire under control and firefighters were on the scene for around 24 hours.

The block was one of two being developed on the site, comprising a mixture of one and two bedroom flats, and had been built to roof level but had not yet been clad.

The cause of the fire is being investigated jointly by police and the fire service.

Bucks Free Press report