Crews from across Dorset rushed to deal with a large fire in Winfrith Newburgh.

Firefighters from Dorchester, Wareham, Poole, and Bere Regis were mobilised to the incident shortly after 2pm yesterday (August 29).

Around 70m x 40m of heathland was alight with crews on-site for over an hour.

The fire was extinguished using hose reel jets and a main line before Dorchester and Bere Regis dealt with damping down hotspots.

The area was re-inspected this morning and a futher hotspot was extinguished.

A spokesperson for Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue said: "We received a call at 2.05pm yesterday afternoon about a heath fire near Winfrith. Crews from Wareham and Dorchester, Wareham’s Unimog, a small 4x4 pumping appliance from Bere Regis and water carrier from Poole attended the incident which involved an area of heath and grassland measuring approximately 70m x 40m.

"The fire was extinguished using hose reel jets and a main line – our stop came at 3.18pm with crews remaining on scene for some time dampening down.

"A reinspection was carried out this morning and a single hotspot was found and extinguished."