50 firefighters tackle blaze at Ower

Multiple vehicles inside a greenhouse went up in flames

Author: Richard MuriePublished 2nd Jan 2026

Around 50 firefighters are tackling a fire at Ower.

They were first called to the site at Romsey Road at 10.30 last night (Thursday 1 January).

Multiple vehicles inside a greenhouse are affected by the flames.

Specialist units are among the crews from across Hampshire who've been drafted in.

Firefighters based at Totton, Romsey, Eastleigh, Redbridge, St Mary’s, Hightown, Botley, Lyndhurst, Bishop’s Waltham, Beaulieu, Ringwood, Portchester and Alton, and the brigade's Incident Command Unit are all involved.

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