A total of six fire crews had to battle flames that engulfed an early 1900s house in Henley yesterday in what police say was an arson attack.

Two crews from Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service in Watlingon and Henley were called to the house opposite Gillotts School on Gillotts Lane at 3.25pm.

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At the height of the fire, around 40 fire fighters were battling to bring it under control, which ripped through the entire house.

The Oxfordshire crew were joined by crews from Royal Berkshire and Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Services, along with Thames Valley Police.

They had to use four fire fighting jets to tackle the blaze.

Fire crews remained on scene throughout the night and the incident was scaled down to two fire appliances at 10.30pm.

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One fire appliance reminained on scene from 1am this morning to extinguish any hot spots and isolated pockets of fire that may have reignited.

The fire is now completely extinguished, and Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service will be handing the property back to the owners this morning.

Thames Valley Police have not concluded investigations into the cause, however it is being treated as arson.