Gosport and Fareham firefighters tackle blaze at Alver Valley Country Park

FIREFIGHTERS have tackled a fire near a car park at Alver Valley Country Park.
By millie.salkeld1
Published 15th May 2019, 14:54 BST

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Fire services were called to the sceneFire services were called to the scene
Fire services were called to the scene

Crews from Gosport and a Land Rover from Fareham were called at 12.25pm to the fire which spread across an area of gorse near the car park.

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A spokesman from Hampshire Fire Control said: ‘We were called at 12.25pm to a fire in near a car park of Alver Valley Country Park.

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‘We sent two crews from Gosport and a Land Rover from Fareham. The fire has now been surrounded and the stop message has come in.’

Four beaters and four napsack pumps were used to put out the fire.

The cause of the fire is unknown.

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