A BATHROOM in Ludgershall was severely damaged by fire in the early hours of Saturday morning.

A post on Ludgershall Fire Station's Facebook page shows the extent of the damage caused by the fire, after crews attended the fire at 3.37am.

The post added: "Thankfully the owner's had their bathroom door closed which prevented the fire from spreading further."

A statement from Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "We received a call at 03:37AM on Saturday morning about a domestic fire in the bathroom of a property on Short Street, Ludgershall.

"Crews from Ludgershall and Andover attended – two breathing apparatus wearers used a hose reel jet and covering jet to extinguish the fire. The stop came at 04:23AM."