A CHURCH's roof was on fire in Weyhill this morning (Sunday, November 20).
Smoke was reported from a church roof shortly before 9am with crews from Hampshire and DWFRS investigating to find a fire within an electrical consumer unit.
Firefighters from Andover, Winchester and DWFRS alongside the Basingstoke aerial ladder were called to the scene on Weyhill Road at 8.42am.
A spokesperson from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service said: "The blaze was extinguished by firefighters in breathing apparatus using hoses, jets before the crews then checked for any fire spread and dampened down.
"Firefighters helped to ventilate the building to clear residual smoke as they waited for the electricity board to attend and isolate the power."
Meanwhile, the team also took to Twitter to share the news.
They posted: "Firefighters from @Andover31 and @WinchesterStn30 remain in attendance at a church in Weyhill, having extinguished an electrical fire in the building’s roof this morning."
🚒 Firefighters from @Andover31 and @WinchesterStn30 remain in attendance at a church in Weyhill, having extinguished an electrical fire in the building’s roof this morning.
— Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service (@HantsIOW_fire) November 20, 2022
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Fire crews from Salisbury were also on the scene.
They posted: "0/11/22 -08:42- Green Watch mobilised to a Fire in a Church off Weyhill Road, Andover."
Crews remain at the scene.
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