Two gas cylinders had to be moved away from the scene of a fire at a house in High Wycombe yesterday.

The two 25kg propane cylinders were moved to safety by firefighters after the fire broke out in the garden of a property in Wendover Street.

The flames were close to a shed and outbuilding at the property, putting the gas cylinders at risk of exploding.

Two fire crews from High Wycombe fire station attended the scene shortly before 7pm yesterday.