Two fields burned by fire in Alderholt

After crews from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service (FRS) helped to put out the Holt Heath fire, crews from Dorset & Wiltshire FRS returned the favour by helping to put out a blaze burning two fields in Alderholt.

On Wednesday 20 August, a fire began in one field off Hillbury Road in Alderholt, which then spread to a second grass field. The two fields measured approximately 100m x 100m and 80m x 80m respectively.

Crews from Hampshire & Isle of Wight FRS, including Ringwood and Fordingbridge, along with Dorset & Wiltshire FRS, were alerted shortly after 2.30pm and attended the scene.

Members of the public were asked to avoid the area, and a road closure was put in place.

Firefighters used five hose reels and four beaters to bring the blaze under control. The fire was extinguished by 5.30pm, though crews remained on the scene to dampen down the site. The cause of the fire is not known.