Firefighters work through the night to tackle blaze at Oxfordshire farm

Crews were called to a building fire at Rickfield Farm, Milcombe, shortly before 8.30pm last night. Credit: Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service

Firefighters have worked through the night to tackle a blaze at a farm in Oxfordshire.

Crews were called to a building fire at Rickfield Farm, Milcombe, shortly before 8.30pm last night.

Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service says there were more than 40 firefighters and eight fire appliances on scene at its height.

Forty firefighters helped battle the blaze Credit: Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service

The service says it has since scaled the response down to four fire appliances.

A spokesperson described it as a "really challenging incident due to needing large amounts of water".

The roof also collapsed meaning crews were only able to fight the fire from outside the building. 

There have been no injuries reported.

An investigation will look into the cause of the fire.

Crews will be there throughout the day.


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