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| Fire at Royal Wootton Bassett Cross Keys pub | Fire at Royal Wootton Bassett Cross Keys pub |
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| A fire has destroyed part of a pub in Royal Wootton Bassett where bereaved families gathered for the repatriation of fallen servicemen and women. | A fire has destroyed part of a pub in Royal Wootton Bassett where bereaved families gathered for the repatriation of fallen servicemen and women. |
| The roof of the Cross Keys pub in Wiltshire caught fire just before 16:00 BST on Sunday. | The roof of the Cross Keys pub in Wiltshire caught fire just before 16:00 BST on Sunday. |
| About 50 firefighters attended the pub on the High Street. Investigations are continuing into how the fire started. | |
| The pub, which is thought to be the town's oldest, was closed for refurbishment and no-one was injured. | The pub, which is thought to be the town's oldest, was closed for refurbishment and no-one was injured. |
| Jan McClure, who lives behind the High Street, said: "It's a very old pub and was really the focus point for the families during the repatriation services. | |
| "It's really been damaged seriously. It's just charred, blackened, timber left now. | |
| "I heard the noises first, tremendous crackling and popping and banging, almost like fireworks, and then I heard the sirens. | |
| "I looked out the back of the house and there were these huge plumes of grey smoke rising up into the air." |