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Firefighters tackle underground blaze from ruptured gas pipe

Adrian Williams

adrianw@baylismedia.co.uk

07:16PM, Friday 20 March 2026

Fire in Maidenhead home takes crews more than two hours to tackle

Stock photo of a RBFRS fire engine

Fire crews were called to a gas pipe fire beneath a road in Slough on Thursday afternoon (March 19).

Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service attended Langley Road at around 2.39pm on Thursday, March 19, following reports from Cadent Gas of a fire below ground.

Crews from Langley and Slough fire stations, along with an officer, found a ruptured gas pipe that had caught fire.

Firefighters used a hose reel to extinguish the flames before handing the scene over to SEB Electrics.

Crews remained at the scene for approximately two hours and 32 minutes.

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