Witnesses have heard 'multiple explosions' and have seen clouds of smoke billowing for miles as an inferno engulfed a former RAF base.

Witnesses have heard 'multiple explosions' and have seen clouds of smoke billowing for miles as an inferno engulfed a former RAF base.

Clouds of dense black smoke could be seen for miles - with the local police chief describing the inferno at Bicester Motion in Oxfordshire as an 'awful situation'.

Two firefighters and a member of the public killed in a blaze at Bicester Motion, formerly known as Bicester Heritage, which is ongoing but under control

In an update this morning, Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said they were 'mourning the loss' of two colleagues killed in the blaze.

Thames Valley Police confirmed enquiries are ongoing into the cause of the blaze, however it is not safe to enter the former RAF base due to 'fire hotspots'.