BBC News, England towards South
Firefighters are traveling as Lancashire, Mercesis and Greater Manchester to deal with a major heath fire on the south coast of England.
Explosion on Holt Heath near Wimborn in Dorset, started on Saturday morning and started A major incident was declared.
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service (DWFRS) are working around the clock to fight crew blazes – which is believed to have been intentionally introduced – but the BBC needed more resources more resources.
In an update on 10:30 BST, DWFRS stated that “good progress” was made overnight and the crews were reducing warm places.
It states: “We are working with our partner agencies and other fire and rescue services assist national assets.
“We are also being supported by Bornmouth Water and NHS for the welfare of the crew which continue to work under these warm conditions.”
Originally, more than 100 firefighters from local stations worked to deal with rapidly growing fire, burning about 69 hectares (170 acres) land.
People were forced to leave their homes on Saturday when the fire broke out, but has been able to return since then.
Residents are still being advised to keep their doors and windows closed.
Andy Cole, chief fire officer of DWFRS, confirmed that the fire service was working with the police to identify the responsible people.
He said that the region was entering the period of “Perfect weather conditions for Heath Fire”.
He said, “Heath has a very large area that is unbalanced that we have saved and managed to protect,” he said. “So we are really working hard to ensure that the fire does not spread there.”
He said: “We have received the resources coming from across the country to support us – such as Lancashire, Mercestic, Greater Manchester, as well as the counties of homes – so I am incredibly grateful to all those fire and rescue services where we are incredibly drawn.”
Service is also dealing with a fire Newton HeathNear Swanaj, who has been burning for a week.
The fire between Korf Castle and Swanj has destroyed an area about the size of 35 football pitches as it broke last Sunday and was believed to have been intentionally started.