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BBC News
04-07-2025
- General
- BBC News
Crews work through the night as Petersfield flat fire spreads
A fire in a flat above a shop spread across the roofs of four other properties with people forced to leave their homes worked to tackle the flames after the blaze broke out in Lavant Street, Petersfield, on Thursday at about 18:20 fire has been brought under control, with crews dampening down and dealing with & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service said no injuries were reported and an investigation into the cause was under way. Residents are being advised to keep doors and windows closed due to the smoke and avoid the area to allow fire crews its height, eight fire engines were at the scene along with several other specialist vehicles. You can follow BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight on Facebook, X, or Instagram.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Yahoo
Tube slide damaged in deliberate park arson
A fire that broke out at a tube slide in a country park is believed to have been started deliberately, the fire service and police have said. Crews were called to Alver Valley Country Park in Lee-on-the-Solent on Wednesday at about 17:30 BST. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service thanked people for calling its control room to report the fire "so quickly" and said it was not "the first time the children's play park and surrounding woodland has been targeted by arson". Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said the fire was being treated as arson and urged those responsible to come forward. Officers at Gosport Central, investigating the fire, said: "It is clear the act of a few has, and will clearly effect a lot of you as we approach the half-term where you will have been using that space with your children. "There is already information that may help us identify the offenders and so I would also urge those people responsible to come forward before we come knocking on your door." You can follow BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight on Facebook, X, or Instagram. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service
BBC News
22-05-2025
- BBC News
Alver Valley tube slide in Lee-on-the-Solent targeted in arson
A fire that broke out at a tube slide in a country park is believed to have been started deliberately, the fire service and police have were called to Alver Valley Country Park in Lee-on-the-Solent on Wednesday at about 17:30 & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service thanked people for calling its control room to report the fire "so quickly" and said it was not "the first time the children's play park and surrounding woodland has been targeted by arson".Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said the fire was being treated as arson and urged those responsible to come forward. Officers at Gosport Central, investigating the fire, said: "It is clear the act of a few has, and will clearly effect a lot of you as we approach the half-term where you will have been using that space with your children."There is already information that may help us identify the offenders and so I would also urge those people responsible to come forward before we come knocking on your door." You can follow BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight on Facebook, X, or Instagram.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Fire crews tackle woodland and heath blazes
Fire crews in the south of England have been tackling a number of wildfires over the weekend after a period of prolonged dry weather. The first, in woodland at Yateley Heath Woods, Blackwater, broke out on Saturday at about 19:00 BST and took more than three hours to put out. About half an hour later, crews were called to another woodland blaze at Bransgore in the New Forest which was put out late on Sunday after engulfing a hectare of heathland and woods. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service said crews also fought a gorse fire at Yateley Common on Sunday evening, with crews due back to check for hotspots. The largest of the three fires, near Burley Road, Bransgore on the Hampshire/Dorset border was tackled by crews from both counties. Firefighters worked through the night on Saturday with nine fire engines present at the height of the blaze, along with several land rover pumps and water carriers. People living nearby were urged to keep their windows and doors closed due to the smoke. The fire in Blackwater destroyed a large area of woodland in Yateley Heath Wood. Causes for the three fires have not yet been established. You can follow BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram. Large heath fire operation scaled back Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority
BBC News
12-05-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Wildfires break out in New Forest and Yateley woods and heath
Fire crews in the south of England have been tackling a number of wildfires over the weekend after a period of prolonged dry first, in woodland at Yateley Heath Woods, Blackwater, broke out on Saturday at about 19:00 BST and took more than three hours to put half an hour later, crews were called to another woodland blaze at Bransgore in the New Forest which was put out late on Sunday after engulfing a hectare of heathland and & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service said crews also fought a gorse fire at Yateley Common on Sunday evening, with crews due back to check for hotspots. The largest of the three fires, near Burley Road, Bransgore on the Hampshire/Dorset border was tackled by crews from both worked through the night on Saturday with nine fire engines present at the height of the blaze, along with several land rover pumps and water living nearby were urged to keep their windows and doors closed due to the fire in Blackwater destroyed a large area of woodland in Yateley Heath for the three fires have not yet been established. You can follow BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
