CREWS from Yeovil were deployed to a fire in a wooded area near Sherborne late last night.
Two appliances from Yeovil were called to a woodland at Underdown Hollow, Yeovil at 11.20pm on Saturday April 24.
The fire affected a 25 metres-squared area containing a makeshift camp made of branches.
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A spokesman from Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “Our partners in Devon & Somerset Fire Control took a call for a fire in a wooded area near Underdown Hollow, Sherborne and mobilised a crew from Yeovil.
“The fire was an area of five metres by five metres which contained a makeshift camp mad of branches.
"A second appliance with Compressed Air Foam System (CAFS) capability was requested and this also came from Yeovil and the foam was used to extinguish the fire.”
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