Crews tackle heath fire near Winfrith
It's still unclear how the blaze started
Crews were called to tackle a large heath fire at Winfrith yesterday.
Firefighters from Dorchester, Wareham, Poole and Bere Regis were all needed to bring the blaze under control.
A spokesperson for Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said:
"We received a call at 2.05pm yesterday afternoon about a heath fire near Winfrith. Crews from Wareham and Dorchester, Wareham’s Unimog, a small 4x4 pumping appliance from Bere Regis and water carrier from Poole attended the incident which involved an area of heath and grassland measuring approximately 70m x 40m.
"The fire was extinguished using hose reel jets and a main line – our stop came at 3.18pm with crews remaining on scene for some time dampening down.
"A reinspection was carried out this morning and a single hotspot was found and extinguished."
It's still not known how the fire started.