FIREFIGHTERS were called to a house blaze in the New Forest.
The fire broke out at a large property at Harbridge, between Ringwood and Fordingbridge.
Crews from six fire stations in Hampshire and Dorset were called to Bleak Hill just before 9.15am.
A Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "There was a fire in a three-storey detached residential building.
"The fire was in the ground floor lounge and conservatory and was extinguished using four breathing apparatus, three jets and tactical ventilation."
Crews from Ringwood, Fordingbridge, Lyndhurst, Eastleigh, and parts of Dorset were sent to the scene.
They were stood down at 10.27am.
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