\n The\u00a0fire broke out at Bicester Motion in Buckingham Road on May 15, sparking a major response from emergency services.\n<\/p>\n
\n The blaze claimed the lives of firefighters\u00a0Martyn Sadler, 38, and Jennie Logan, 30.\n<\/p>\n
\n \n READ MORE:\u00a0<\/strong>D<\/strong>river issued ‘hefty’ fine and points on licence after vehicle stop by police<\/a>\n<\/p>\n \n Two other firefighters sustained serious injuries in the incident, however they have\u00a0both since been discharged from hospital.\n<\/p>\n \n Today (September 1), Oxfordshire Fire Service\u00a0attended the Annual Service of Remembrance and Wreath Laying ceremony at the National Memorial Arboretum.\n<\/p>\n \n The service said\u00a0this year ‘it meant more than ever’.\n<\/p>\n \n “We stood together to honour all those who\u2019ve served, and especially our friends and colleagues Jennie and Martyn, who we tragically lost in the Bicester Motion incident on 15 May 2025,” it said in a statement posted on social media.\n<\/p>\n \n “It was emotional, but we all shared a moment of connection and reflection.\n<\/p>\n \n “We’ll keep carrying forward their kind and dedicated spirit.”\n<\/p>\n \n \n It was also the first time two firefighters had been killed in the same fire since Jim Shears and Alan Bannon\u00a0died in a blaze at Shirley Towers in Southampton in 2010.\n<\/p>\n \n The tragedy rocked the community\u00a0with tributes flooding in and thousands lining the streets for the funeral processions for Mr Sadler and Ms Logan on July 31 and June 14 respectively.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \n Mr Chester’s funeral, held on July 8, was private at the request of his family.\n<\/p>\n \n \n He started his wholetime firefighter training with Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service and worked in Slough, Langley and Maidenhead before moving to the London brigade.\n <\/p>\n \n Ms Logan, who also worked for Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue,\u00a0and Mr Sadler were members of Bicester Rugby Union Football Club (BRUFC), with Ms Logan on the Bicester Vixens women’s team.\n <\/p>\n \n Mr Chester ran family business Chesters and Sons at Bicester Motion.\n <\/p>\nJennie Logan (Image: Thames Valley Police\/PA Wire)<\/em><\/span> Dave Chester, a 57-year-old father-of-two who worked at the site, also died.\n<\/p>\n
Martyn Sadler (Image: Thames Valley Police\/PA Wire)<\/em><\/span> Home Office\u00a0statistics\u00a0showed that the Bicester Motion fire\u00a0was the fourth incident in which a firefighter had died whilst tackling a blaze in England in the past 15 years.\n<\/p>\n
Dave Chester (Image: Thames Valley Police\/PA Wire)<\/em><\/span> Mr Sadler worked for Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service and was also part of the London Fire Brigade.\n<\/p>\n