Firefighters tackle 30 fires near village
FIREFIGHTERS tackled 30 separate fires in a Hampshire field last night.
It is understood the fire were started by workmen clearing a two-hectare field in Belney Lane, Denmead, to make way for a solar farm.
A safety barrier was erected but the fire spread past it and concerned neighbours called Hampshire Fire & Rescue over fears they would spread to nearby thatched cottages.
Firefighters arrived at around 9.15pm, using two hose reel jets and three knapsack pumps used to tackle the blazes.
Two appliances from Waterlooville attended alongside Land Rovers from Fareham and Petersfield, with 14 firefighters on the scene in total.
They were on site for about three hours.
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