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Yahoo
5 days ago
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Strong winds reignite heath wildfire
A wildfire thought to have been started deliberately has flared up again due to strong winds. Multiple fires were reported in the Studland area of Dorset on Saturday night and Sunday morning. Firefighters had been damping down hotspots at the last incident at Newton Heath, near Corfe Castle, on Tuesday but the wind reignited the flames. Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue said crews were on site throughout the night and were expected to remain there on Wednesday. At 21:00 BST on Tuesday, DWFRS said "active fire fighting" was taking place on an area measuring 200m by 300m (650ft by 980ft). It said it had brought in "additional manpower and water", including nine fire engines and a Unimog vehicle. Swanage Fire Station said crews had received "non-stop" callouts since Saturday night, to tackle fires at Middlebere Heath, Decoy Heath, Arne and Newton Heath. Crews and vehicles from stations across Dorset, as well as Wiltshire and Hampshire, have been involved in the operation. Fire service group manager Stuart Gillion said DWFRS was working with Dorset Police to establish the cause of the fires that were "all likely to have been deliberate ignition". You can follow BBC Dorset on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram. More on this story Firefighters receive 'non-stop' calls to wildfires Spate of heath fires 'likely started deliberately' Multiple fires reported across heathland Related Links Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service
BBC News
5 days ago
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- BBC News
Dorset wildfire on Corfe Castle healthland reignited
A wildfire thought to have been started deliberately has flared up again due to strong fires were reported in the Studland area of Dorset on Saturday night and Sunday had been damping down hotspots at the last incident at Newton Heath, near Corfe Castle, on Tuesday but the wind reignited the and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue said crews were on site throughout the night and were expected to remain there on Wednesday. At 21:00 BST on Tuesday, DWFRS said "active fire fighting" was taking place on an area measuring 200m by 300m (650ft by 980ft).It said it had brought in "additional manpower and water", including nine fire engines and a Unimog Fire Station said crews had received "non-stop" callouts since Saturday night, to tackle fires at Middlebere Heath, Decoy Heath, Arne and Newton Heath. Crews and vehicles from stations across Dorset, as well as Wiltshire and Hampshire, have been involved in the service group manager Stuart Gillion said DWFRS was working with Dorset Police to establish the cause of the fires that were "all likely to have been deliberate ignition". You can follow BBC Dorset on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
BBC News
7 days ago
- BBC News
Spate of Dorset heath fires 'likely deliberate'
A spate of heathland wildfires are believed to have been started deliberately, the fire service has fires, across the Studland area, including Newton Heath, Middlebere Heath, Decoy Heath and Arne all broke out over the Manager Stuart Gillion at Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue said it was working with Dorset Police to establish the cause of the fires "all likely to have been deliberate ignition".Crews are still at the fire at Newton Heath near Poole Harbour where heathland about the size of 30 football pitches has been destroyed. The fire service said to date firefighters from 36 stations had been sent to tackle the Newton Heath blaze after it started on Sunday shortly before 03:30 have been working through the night to put the fire out in challenging windy conditions with four appliances and three off-road vehicles currently at the first fire was reported shortly after 23:00 BST on Saturday on Decoy Heath. Large areas of heathland habitat in Dorset have already been destroyed this year due to what investigators describe as "human intervention".Barbecues and camp fires have been banned in the county's protected heathland but a number wildfires have been attributed to fire service is urging anyone who sees fire in a location not previously mentioned to dial 999. You can follow BBC Dorset on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
