Pupils unhurt in school fire

Children were sent home from a school in Hampshire today after fire ripped though the roof. Kerry Swain reports.

Crews used 10 breathing apparatus, two hose reels, two jets, two compressed air foam jets and the aerial ladder platform to bring the fire at Winton School in Andover under control.

Group Manager Dan Tasker said: "The first crews to arrive were met with a challenging situation of a confirmed fire plus the evacuation of 500 pupils."

Thirty fire fighters have been dealing with a fire at Winton School in Andover. The fire started in a boiler room and spread to the roof. The school has been evacuated and students have been sent home.

Thirty fire fighters are dealing with a fire at Winton School in Andover. The fire started in a boiler room and has spread to the roof. The school has been evacuated and students are being sent home.