Firefighters tackle large gorse fire at Pennington Common

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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.

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Crews from Lymington, New Milton, Lyndhurst, Emsworth, Eastleigh, Burley, Beaulieu, Service Headquarters, Portchester, and Ringwood battled the two-hectare gorse fire.

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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.

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The stop message came in at 6.48pm.