At the height of the fire eight crews and three officers were in attendance.
The crews were from:
- Broughton
- Two from West Ashland
- Newport Pagnell
- Buckingham
- Two from Aylesbury
- High Wycombe
They were supported by :
- One water carrier from Kempston
- One water carrier from Princes Risborough
- The turntable ladder from West Ashland
A single-storey detached commercial building, measuring around 20m x 30m and containing five individual units, was on fire when they arrived.
An acetylene cylinder was located within one of the units which firefighters monitored and cooled.
They used:
- A turntable ladder
- Two main jets
- One hose reel jet
- Six sets of breathing apparatus
- Thermal imaging cameras
Thames Valley Police also attended to help manage a scene cordon and help to close four roads to enable firefighters to establish a water shuttle. The roads have now been reopened.
The building was around 90 per cent damaged by fire, and 100 per cent damaged by smoke.
Firefighters are expected to remain on scene into today (Friday 22 August) to monitor the scene and damp down any hot spots.