Firefighters receive 'non-stop' calls to wildfires

Firefighters are continuing to monitor Newton Heath for hotspots after a blaze started on Sunday

Footage has been released of firefighters tackling flames that engulfed an area the size of 30 football pitches.

Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service (DWFRS) previously reported receiving a "high number of calls" following a number of fires across the Studland area.

Swanage Fire Station has since released footage of them tackling some of the heath fire in Middlebere Heath on Sunday.

The station said crews experienced "non-stop" callouts from Saturday, to tackle fires at Middlebere Heath, Decoy Heath and Arne, while a blaze at Newton Heath flared up again on Tuesday.

In a statement, Swanage Fire Station explained: "As you may be aware our station, as well as lots of others from Dorset, Wiltshire and Hampshire have been attending multiple fires in the area.

"Since midnight on Saturday, Swanage Station has been out almost non-stop to fires at Wareham, Arne and Rempstone Forest."

Crews from Swanage had been monitoring the Newton Health wildfire, which is believed to have been started deliberately.

DWFRS said the fire flared up again on Tuesday due to the strong winds in the area and "active fire fighting" was taking place on an area measuring 200m x 300m.

Nine fire engines and a Unimog vehicle were brought in to deal with the blaze, with firefighters expected to remain on the scene throughout the night.

The service confirmed the Decoy Heath and Middlebere Heath fires have since been extinguished.

Fire flared up on Newton Heath because of strong winds