Firefighters raced to an eight-storey building in High Wycombe in the early hours of the morning after an e-scooter caught fire. 

Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue attended the building on Castle Street at 3.24am after reports of the scooter blaze. 

Two fire engines from High Wycombe Fire Station attended. 

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They used four sets of breathing apparatus, two hose reels, a positive-pressure ventilation fan, small tools and an extension ladder. 

Once the fire was out, the e-scooter had been completely destroyed. 

The fire service said around 20 per cent of the building was damaged by smoke with 10 per cent of the exterior being damaged by flames.