Fire started in ghost tunnels on Portland

Dorset Police have launched an investigation

Author: Maria GreenwoodPublished 8th Mar 2021

A police investigation has been launched after a fire in the ghost tunnels on Portland.

Police were called out to the area near Fancy's Farm on Saturday afternoon. (6 March)

Fire crews put out a small fire, which is now thought to have been started deliberately.

A spokesperson for Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue said:

"Just after 4pm Fire Control received a call from the Police to reports of a fire in a tunnel at Ghost Tunnels, Portland, believed to be started by teenagers.

"Crew extinguished the fire using an aquapac, and investigated the other tunnels to ensure they were safe."

A police investigation's been launched.

We're told no arrests have been made so far.

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