BBC Reports: A huge blaze at the Reading Festival which spread to 19
vehicles in a car park was started accidentally with a barbecue, police have
revealed.
The alarm was raised at about 1600 BST on Saturday when music fans saw smoke
billowing into the air.
The fire was under control within an hour and no-one was injured.
The three-day festival, which began on Friday, attracted 80,000 people.
Thames Valley Police recorded 294 offences and made 56 arrests in total.
Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service said the fire spread to the grass and then
to each car.
Twelve were totally burned and a number of others had heat damage in the
festival's white car park in Mapledurham, a spokeswoman said.
Music fans enjoyed headliners Rage Against the Machine on Friday night with
The Killers topping the bill on Saturday.
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