A business park that serves as the home of McLaren’s Formula E team has been damaged after a fire erupted on the premises on ඣThursday evening.

Although the blaze is now under control after 10 fire and rescue crews were sent, the facility will re♛main closed over the weekend.

Two firefighters and a member of the public, described as a “c🤪lose friend of t🌜he site”, died while putting out the blaze, according to an official statement from Bicester Motion.

Two other firefighters suffered injurieꦏs and are currently being treated at a hospital.

McLaren’s Formula E team is based out of the former RAF site in Oxfordshire, with the business park also serv💮ing as headquarters for dozen🀅s of other automotive and engineering businesses.

The cause of the fire hasn’t been confirmed and it remains unclear w🌌hich companies have been directly affected by the incident.

McLaren, which is ꦐcompeting in the Tokyo E-Prix in Japan this weekend, issued a statement in response to the tragedy.

"We are extremely saddened to hear about the fatalities and injuries as a resul🥂t of the fire at Bicester Motion last nigh🎃t," it said.

"We are immensely grateful for the bravery and commitment of the Emergency Services, and our thoughts are with the families at this🍸 difficult time."

Bicester Motion added: "We are deeply saddened to share the tragic news that two firefighters and a close friend of the site hav﷽e lost their lives.

"There are no words at t𒐪imes like this but our thoughts and prayers are with their families and loved ones. We pray for the two firefighters in hospital.

"The bravery shown by the emergency services teams has been o🌳verwhelming. We are grateful for all the support and especially the exceptional work by all in such unprecedented circumstances.

"The strength and kindness of the Bicester community, of whi𓄧ch we are proud me༺mbers, has truly shown itself."