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| People obstructing emergency workers at large fire in Salisbury | People obstructing emergency workers at large fire in Salisbury |
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| The flames have engulfed the neighbouring restaurant and café on site | The flames have engulfed the neighbouring restaurant and café on site |
| People taking pictures of a huge fire that engulfed a Grade II*-listed World War One airfield were obstructing fire crews fighting the blaze, police say. | People taking pictures of a huge fire that engulfed a Grade II*-listed World War One airfield were obstructing fire crews fighting the blaze, police say. |
| The blaze broke out at the site on Lancaster Road, Old Sarum in Salisbury on Thursday evening. | The blaze broke out at the site on Lancaster Road, Old Sarum in Salisbury on Thursday evening. |
| A hangar was completely destroyed as a result of the fire, which also engulfed the adjacent restaurant and café. | |
| Wiltshire Police said that people had been getting in the way of emergency workers "in an attempt to take photos of the burning building". Enquiries into the cause of the fire are ongoing. | Wiltshire Police said that people had been getting in the way of emergency workers "in an attempt to take photos of the burning building". Enquiries into the cause of the fire are ongoing. |
| The hangar has been completely destroyed by the fire | |
| "Please avoid the area and respect cordons - they are in place to protect you," the police added. | "Please avoid the area and respect cordons - they are in place to protect you," the police added. |
| Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Service said crews had scaled back their response on Friday morning. | Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Service said crews had scaled back their response on Friday morning. |
| Remaining crews at the scene on Friday were "dampening down" the fire. | Remaining crews at the scene on Friday were "dampening down" the fire. |
| The fire broke out just a week after developers were given the go-ahead for up to 315 homes to be built there following a battle for permission. | The fire broke out just a week after developers were given the go-ahead for up to 315 homes to be built there following a battle for permission. |
| The fire was still burning on Friday morning | |
| Amy Ore, who lives close to the site of the fire, said she saw "a massive plume of smoke" on Thursday evening. | Amy Ore, who lives close to the site of the fire, said she saw "a massive plume of smoke" on Thursday evening. |
| "I didn't anticipate the scale of it," she said. | "I didn't anticipate the scale of it," she said. |
| Sue Ford, who runs a flower shop close to the fire, said: "It was scary, really. It was raging, could feel the heat from here. | |
| "You just couldn't believe it was happening, really." | |
| A spokesperson from the Save Old Sarum group, which has been campaigning to prevent development on the airfield land, added: "We are deeply saddened by the fire at Hangar 3 and café at Old Sarum Airfield, and we praise the swift response by Dorset & Wiltshire Fire Service in containing the fire." | |
| They added: "This is not just a loss to the local community, but the nation as well." | |
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