A DIESEL bowser has been destroyed by fire at a farm in Thatcham.

Firefighters from Newbury fire station were called to the farm in Curridge Green shortly before 9.40pm on Monday, May 14 where they found the diesel bowser ablaze.

The crews were on the scene for more than an hour, and used two hose reels and a small amount of foam to tackle the flames, however the bowser was completely destroyed by the fire.