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Crews tackle barn fire involving 2,000 hay bales

Wareham Fire Station An aerial shot of a barn fire Wareham Fire Station
Firefighters have been working hard to prevent the barn fire at East Lulworth from spreading to the adjacent countryside, says Wareham Fire Station

Firefighters have been tackling a blaze involving a derelict building and a barn containing 2,000 bales of hay which is thought to have been started deliberately.

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to the barn in East Lulworth just after 03:00 BST on Saturday.

At the height of the incident, the fire service said there were about 60 firefighters from nearly a dozen fire stations tackling the blaze to prevent it from spreading to nearby trees, land and property.

In a post on social media, Wareham Fire Station said: "The fire has destroyed a derelict outbuilding, as well as the barn and its contents."

DWFRS A barn containing hay bales on fireDWFRS
The fire broke out in the early hours of Saturday

A spokesperson for the fire service told the BBC: "We currently believe the fire to have been started deliberately and investigations are ongoing."

Shortly before 17:00 BST they said the operation had been scaled back to six crews.

The fire service expects to remain at the scene overnight.

DWFRS A barn containing hay bales on fireDWFRS
The fire service has scaled back its operation but expects to be at the scene for some time
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