Fire at ex-RAF base hangar burns through the night

Fire crews have spent the night tackling a blaze in a hangar at a former RAF station.

Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to Desborough Airfield at about 20:30 GMT on Thursday.

Crews from across the county remained at the scene on Friday morning and a spokesperson said the fire was expected to burn for many hours to come.

A large plume of smoke was seen rising from the site and residents in surrounding villages were advised to keep windows and doors closed.

At its height, six crews from Corby and Guilsborough were using water jets and an aerial pump to tackle the flames.

Police put a cordon in place and the electricity supply to the building was isolated.

A Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "Firefighters continued to tackle it and try to reduce the volume of smoke until the early morning, when the incident was scaled down to one pump and the aerial appliance at 01:30."

The force added an investigation into the cause would be carried out when it was safe.