FIREFIGHTERS were called to a chimney fire in a north Dorset village.

A crew from Cranborne was called to a property in Manor Road, Gussage St Michael at 8.23pm last night.

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A spokesman said: "The occupiers had done a good job of starving the fire in the woodburner."

Checks of the flue and chimney were carried out using a thermal imaging camera.