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Firefighters called to tackle large gorse fire in Lymington yesterday
Firefighters from across the county tackled the blaze which broke out at Pennington Common, Lymington.
Crews from Lymington, New Milton, Lyndhurst, Emsworth, Eastleigh, Burley, Beaulieu, Service Headquarters, Portchester, and Ringwood battled the two-hectare gorse fire.
The crews managed to keep the spread to the gorse and woodland, avoiding escalation to surrounding areas.
63-litres of compressed air foam solution, four main jets, and five hose reel jets were used to put out the fire.
The stop message came in at 6.48pm.
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