Barn fire at Wood End in Atherstone

At 8pm on 19 November, we were called to a fire at a barn in Wood End, Atherstone.

Fire and ambulance services were in attendance. The fire was under control by 10pm.

There are believed to be human remains in the barn which have not been confirmed or identified as of this morning (20 November).

The cause of the fire is not being treated as suspicious at this time. Investigations are ongoing into the cause of the fire.

If anyone has any information that can help with our investigation, contact us citing Incident 316 of 19 November:

• Online at warwickshire.police.uk/report
• By phone on 101
• Anonymously through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org

The investigating officer is DI 2002 Sartoris.