FIRE crews rushed to tackle a large blaze in the Woodlands area on Wednesday involving 20 tonnes of wood after a bonfire “got too big”.
At approximately 10.30pm on Wednesday, March 30, crews from Verwood and Ringwood were called to a field in Sutton and found a large log store in flames.
Due to the strengthening wind and the location, it was decided to fully extinguish the fire. A water carrier from Poole was also requested to supplement water supplies.
A Dorset & Wiltshire Fire Service spokesperson said: “We were called to a field at Sutton at 10.38pm after a bonfire got too big and set alight a log store containing approximately 20 tonnes of wood.
“Two crews, from Verwood and Ringwood, and a water carrier from Poole attended, and two main jets were used to extinguish the fire, with the stop coming at 12.19am.”
Crews left the scene in the hands of the owner at around 1.30 am.
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