Witness appeal following suspicious fire in Bournemouth
Did you see anything suspicious in Belle View Road, Bournemouth early this morning (23 August) near Bournemouth Boating Services?
Did you see anything suspicious in Belle View Road, Bournemouth early this morning (23 August) near Bournemouth Boating Services?
The fire service warns that fires involving farm machinery, hay bales, fields and barns occur all too often during harvest time.
An Amber wildfire alert has been issued for the Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service area following the recent hot weather.
It is believed that the incident at Turbary Park Common near to Kinson Road and Canford Avenue was started deliberately.
Holly Farm at Cowgrove, which is owned by the National Trust, was totally destroyed by fire on Sunday 23 May.
Heath fires that started on the May bank holiday were fanned by high winds causing flames to spread rapidly.
Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service fears that dry conditions could lead to wildfires spreading quickly across the county.
To ensure there isn’t a repeat of the Wareham Forest fire which devastated heathland last year, the service is on amber alert.
A woman has been rescued from a property fire in Dorchester, and was flown to Salisbury District Hospital for treatment.
The cause of the fire which resulted in the destruction of 21 collection vehicles at the waste depot in Chickerell on Sunday 15 November has been revealed.