A fire broke out at an industrial unit in Maiden Newton (Image: Dorchester Fire Station)
A huge fire broke out in a Dorset village in the early hours of this morning.
Firefighters from across Dorset rushed to Winterbourne Abbas, in the west of the county, at around 1.40am.
Two crews from Dorchester arrived at the scene and found two industrial units was well-alight.
Two units caught fire at the site in Winterbourne Abbas Picture: Dorchester Fire Station
Additional crews were sent for and they were soon joined by firefighters from Maiden Newton, Bridport and Weymouth stations as well as a water carrier from Poole.
The A35 was closed for several hours this morning while the fire was tackled.
Crews extinguished the fire, which left the unit destroyed, using multiple hosereel jets and mainlines.
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