Emergency services dealt with a slough fire near the junction of St Paul's Avenue and Cumbrae Close on Saturday, August 8, then another at the Foyer building on Stoke Road in Slough on Sunday, August 9. Thames Valley Police said officers were helping fire crews at the first scene.
The first blaze left thick smoke rising from the property and badly damaged the roof. Police told nearby residents: "If you live nearby, please keep windows and doors shut for the time being while the fire is brought under control."
St Paul's Avenue and Cumbrae Close
The two fires came on consecutive days, putting emergency crews into repeated response mode across Slough in 24 hours. In the first incident, police asked people living close by to stay inside with windows and doors closed while crews worked at the scene.
The visual damage from that fire was clear from footage showing heavy smoke and a roof badly damaged. The second fire, at the Foyer building on Stoke Road in Slough, also drew emergency services after video shared on social media showed smoke billowing from the property.
Stoke Road in Slough
Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service had been approached for further information about both fires, including the scale of the response and whether any investigation into the causes was underway. Those details matter most to residents trying to judge whether either blaze was linked to the other or posed any wider risk to nearby properties.
The cause of both fires had not yet been established, and it was unclear whether anybody was injured in either incident. For now, the immediate advice for people near the first scene was simple: keep windows and doors shut until the fire was brought under control.
