FIREFIGHTERS have been working through the night to extinguish a fire on a nature reserve near Poole.

Smoke was seen billowing from heathland near Blackhill Road in Holton Heath yesterday evening (July 3).

Eight crews and two unimog vehicles from Wareham were initially mobilised to tackle the fire.

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“Firefighters used multiple main lines and hose reel jets. Due to light conditions, crews scaled back overnight,” a Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said.

Further crews from Poole, Springbourne, Bere Regis and Wimborne attended the scene at 6am this morning (July 4).

The fire service is asking people to keep windows and doors closed due to the “considerable” amount of smoke.