Fire Breaks Out After Light Aircraft Crashes Into Car Auction Site

Fire Breaks Out After Light Aircraft Crashes Into Car Auction Site
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A fire has broken out after a light aircraft crashed into a car auction shortly after take-off.

Emergency services are currently dealing with the blaze at the auction site, held at Blackbushe airport on the Hampshire and Surrey borders.

The incident happened shortly after 3.10pm.

It is not immediately clear how many people were injured during the incident.

A spokeswoman for Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "We can confirm we are in attendance.

"We were called at 3.10pm today. We have got four pumps and three other vehicles.

"At this stage we do not know anything other than that."

A spokesman for the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) confirmed it was "aware" of the incident and was "making inquiries".

A spokesman for South East Coast Ambulance Service said: "We are in attendance, we were called out at 3.10pm to an emergency at the airport.

"There are a number of ambulances on scene and we have called the air ambulance to the scene as well.

"At the moment the number of casualties is unconfirmed."