Thursday 17th April
I went to thirsty Thursday at the Mill pub in Harnham, sat in the back garden. Been packing teapots all afternoon, sold four on E-bay. Huge fire at hanger 3 at Sarum airfield, started at 6.30pm. I saw the plume of smoke as I was coming along town path, also a burning smell in town center like a faint bonfire. Apparently the smoke could be seen as far as Wilton and Durrington! That means people could probably see it from Stonehenge. Fire-crews from Salisbury, Hampshire, IOW, Amesbury and Ringwood all raced to the scene. Hanger 3 was a café I'd been into, the poor owners must be doing their nuts as they were going to refurbish the place. People were told to shut doors and windows because of the asbestos, which makes it more horrifying. Crowds were standing round watching, hope they didn't breath it in! Bit of suspicion as developers want to put houses on the airfield, hope it's not arson. i don't agree with the developers wanting to put houses by the airfield, the ...