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One injured after fire at industrial building

News imagePaul King A picture of a well-developed fire in a single-storey industrial building at night. An orange glow comes from the building and it is dark as a fire engine is parked in front of it.Paul King
Crews from across the region helped to tackle the fire

A person was injured in a fire that gutted an industrial building and was tackled by firefighters from four fire and rescue services.

Crews from nine Berkshire stations were sent to deal with the blaze in Milford Road in Reading after it was reported at about 23:55 GMT on Sunday.

They were joined from one crew from each of Surrey, Hampshire and Isle of Wight and Oxfordshire services. A 200m cordon was put up around the building after concerns about gas canisters in it.

The injured person suffered minor hand and facial burns and made their own way to the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading after being assessed by paramedics.

News imagePaul King A burned shell of a building with black, burned material inside the gutted unit, with red and white tape pulled across the front of it.Paul King
The unit was left gutted after the fire late on Sunday
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