Firefighters tackle 15 tonnes of burning scrap metal

Dorchester fire station said in a post on social media that "crews were faced with a well developed fire".

Firefighters have extinguished a fire involving 15 tonnes of scrap metal.

Crews from Weymouth and Poole were called just after 16:00 GMT on Friday to reports of a blaze at the Abbey metals site on St Georges Rd, Dorchester.

Dorchester fire station said in a post on social media that "crews were faced with a well developed fire".

It added that firefighters "worked hard to contain and extinguish the fire" using four appliances, along with the help of onsite staff and their machinery.

Multiple fire crews from Weymouth and Poole were called just after 16:00 GMT on Friday

No-one was injured in the blaze and firefighters said it was "in a bunded area," which means there was a constructed retaining wall around the metal.

A bunding wall is often created around the storage of potentially polluting substances.

The service said the site was re-inspected at 09:00 and there was no indication as to what caused the fire, however, it was not believed to be deliberate.