30 firefighters tackle another heath fire at Dorset nature reserve
Crews were called to Lions Hill last night
Last updated 27th Apr 2022
Around 30 firefighters have attended another heath fire in Dorset.
Crews were called to Lions Hill Nature Reserve near Ashley Heath last night.
The fire was started by a discarded cigarette.
A spokesperson for Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue said:
"We were called to Lions Hill at 7.10pm last night for a fire affecting around 200 square metres of heathland.
"Crews attended from Ferndown, Ringwood, Verwood, Poole and Wimborne, together with small 4x4 appliances from Ferndown, Verwood and Ringwood and used main jets and hose reel jets to extinguish the fire."
The fire was out by 7.54pm and crews left the scene by 9pm.
A crew from Ferndown have re-inspected the site this morning.
It's the latest in a series of heath fires, with blazes at Canford Heath and Lodmoor Country Park over the weekend.