Major fire at Didcot B power station investigated

'The whole tower was up in flames with smoke billowing into the sky,' says one Didcot resident

Didcot B power station
(Image credit: PA)

An investigation has been launched after a major fire broke out at Didcot B power station in Oxfordshire last night.

Dozens of firefighters and 25 fire engines were called in to tackle the blaze after it broke out in one of the cooling towers at around 8pm.

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