Drone footage and photos show scale of fire ripping through marsh
Ryan Mc managed to get a look down at the field at Calshot Marshes before the sun set, while Paul Jacobs caught Red Funnel's Red Jet sailing past in front of the flames.
READ MORE: Live updates as crews rush to forest fire in Calshot
In an update given to the Echo at 7.50pm, Hampshire fire said: "Crews from Hardley, Hythe, Beaulieu, Eastleigh and Ringwood are currently in attendance at a fire in a field in Calshot.
Paul Jacobs managed to spot the fire three miles away with this photo. (Image: Paul Jacobs/pictureexclusive.com) "Multiple calls have come into the control room to report the fire, with the initial call coming in at just before 7pm.
"Firefighters are using a main jet and two hose reels to tackle the fire which is estimated to be affecting an area of around 400m x 80m."
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