“The Bere Road and Sugar Hill are still closed. This is going to be a protracted incident and we expect it to carry on for the next 24 hours.Please continue to avoid the area and keep windows closed due to the smoke.The A35 is likely to remain closed for a numbers of hours and into tomorrow so please check your route before travelling to work tomorrow.Dorset Police BCP Council. Email ellie.kendall@reachplc.com or stephen.dalbiac@reachplc.com. Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to Sugar Hill at 12:23pm this afternoon. Could cold water hold a clue to a dementia cure? Electricity pylons are being badly affected, leaving some people in and around the area with disruption to their power supply. “Please do not approach the road block to ask police or firefighters if the road is still closed. The fire service said there was a large amount of smoke in the area A wildfire has broken out at Wareham Forest in Dorset, three weeks after a devastating blaze there. According to reports, the fire started at in Wareham Forest, Dorset on May 18. At this stage, the cause of the fire remains under investigation.Over 150 firefighters are now tackling a large fire affecting approx. The fire appears to be in an area of forest at Sugar Hill on the Bere Road in Wareham. Scroll down for the latest updates or press F5 to refresh your page. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Video, 'A year of rising and fading hopes' in Beirut, Queues in China for experimental Covid-19 vaccine. It is expected to remain shut for most of the day as firefighters continue to tackle the fire, The #Wareham forest fire has now been declared as a major incident. Roads including the A35 were closed, but have since been reopened. Matthew said he couldn’t smell any smoke as the wind was blowing in the direction of Poole/Bournemouth. He and his partner noticed ash falling from the sky in their garden. Police are urging people to avoid the area and expect there to be prolonged delays while fire crews attempt to tackle the blaze. The initial wildfire, which started on 18 May, burned for more than two weeks. Smoke was seen as far away as Poole - over 12 miles away. Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue said the flames had been extinguished but damping down would continue for at least a day. .css-po6dm6-ItalicText{font-style:italic;}Follow BBC South on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Public safety is out absolute priority. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Crews from the Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service (DWFRS) are tackling the blaze with hosereel jets and beaters after it tore through 180 hectares of woodland. Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Smoke has been visible for miles across the West Country as the huge inferno continues to rage, with the wind helping to fan the flames. Information about BBC links to other news sites, French police raid homes of suspected Islamists. People living near a rapidly spreading forest fire have been warned to shut their windows and doors, as the flames continue to spread and generate smoke. A post on Facebook from Poole Police said: “The A35 is open – but please proceed with caution as we may need to close it again at short notice. Thought someone had a bonfire - think now it must be that fire. The Dorset and Wiltshire fire service said they currently don't know how it was started but an investigation is ongoing. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. An investigation has been launched by police into the “unexplained” major forest fire which has destroyed more than 100 hectares of forest and heathland. Fire service spokesman Craig Baker said: "It was a wind-driven fire that was roaring across the health land, so we asked for 25 engines and other support vehicles that can get into the real centre of the fire where we need it to. Please avoid Sugar Hill area around #Wareham forest as … Looking for today's top stories in one place? Roads have been closed in the area because the thick smoke is making them 'impassable', according to the fire service. VideoThe story of the blaze that destroyed Moria camp, Arctic Circle teens call for help to save their homes. We have ash falling all over the garden and the smoke smell is so strong its like it’s just up the road. Send your story ideas to south.newsonline@bbc.co.uk. Roads have been closed in the area because the thick smoke … Streetmap.co.uk provides on-line street level maps for the whole of the UK Power supplies in the area had been affected but this has now been restored and surrounding roads have been closed. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. “We had other difficulties to deal with – a major National Grid power line runs right through the area so we’ve had to take necessary precautions as a result.”.
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