Milton Keynes Museum closed due to fire
2025-02-05
Category: entertainment

A museum is to remain closed while crews deal with the aftermath of an early morning fire.Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service sent 10 crews to Milton Keynes Museum in Wolverton after receiving a call at 02:14 GMT. It said it had made "steady progress" by 07:00.The fire was within a single-storey, timber-framed structure at the rear of the building and firefighters expected to be on the scene throughout the day damping down.In a post on social media, Milton Keynes Museum said it would stay closed for the day and would share updates "in due course". 
The National Grid has isolated the site's electrical intake and firefighters have also isolated the gas supply.Thames Valley Police also attended the scene.The museum, which has been going for 58 years, opened a new gallery space last week filled with fossilised remains, including that of an ichthyosaur sea creature, thought to be 180 million years old. On 1 January 1996, the museum was left gutted following a blaze and was rebuilt a year later.