Date: 3rd April, 2025
Time: 5:25am
Description: We are currently dealing with a fire at Canford Heath, having received the first of multiple 999 calls at 5.25am this morning.
Firefighters from across the Service area and from Hampshire & IoW FRS are tackling the blaze, which has affected an area of around 500m x 50m. Many of these crews have been working through the night at the Upton Heath fire.
At this stage, we don't know what caused the fire to start, but an investigation will take place once the fire is fully under control.
We are accessing the site via Canford Heath Road and Francis Avenue, so please take extra care in that area.
At at 7am, the fire had been extinguished and work is now underway to ensure that all hot spots are dampened down. We expect to be on scene for some time.
9am update - we have scaled back to just three small 4x4 pumping appliances to continue damping down.
10.30am update - the stop message was receive just after 10am this morning. Crews are now leaving the scene.
Location: Canford Heath, Poole, UK