Large woodland fire brought under control on Dorset-Hampshire border
Fire crews have been working through the night to bring a woodland fire under control on the Dorset-Hampshire border.
Firefighters from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service and Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue were called out to an area of heath, gorse and woodland at Bransgore at around 7.30pm on Saturday.
Residents were advised to close doors and windows due to smoke, and asked to avoid the area around Burley Road.
Hampshire fire service said water carriers and Land Rovers were used to surround and stop the blaze.
The incident was scaled down overnight but a few fire service vehicles remain on the scene this morning with relief crews working to extinguish hotspots.
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