Wimborne thatched cottage destroyed by fire
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A large fire has destroyed a thatched cottage in a Dorset village.
The blaze broke out in the detached property in Cowgrove Road, Pamphill, near Wimborne, at about 14:00 BST on Sunday.
More than 60 firefighters from Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service worked to bring the fire under control.
The fire service said the roof and first floor had been completely destroyed and the ground floor suffered "significant damage".
The #thatch fire in Pamphil #Wimborne has now been scaled back to 3 pumps for dampening down. Sadly the roof and first floor have been completely destroyed and the ground floor has significant damage. Thankfully no casualties have been reported @DWFireControl pic.twitter.com/RLW2BygYZ9
— Dorset&Wiltshire FRS (@DWFireRescue) May 23, 2021
Crews remain at the scene dampening down.
No casualties have been reported and the cause of the fire is not yet known.
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