WATCH: Fire breaks out beside M275 as crews receive more than 40 emergency calls

The fire service received more than forty emergency calls from concerned members of the public after a fire broke out on the side of the M275.

Crews from Southsea and Cosham fire station’s were alerted to a grass fire beside the M275 motorway, near Stamshaw, at 2pm yesterday afternoon (Tuesday, May 26).

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service used hose reel jets and beaters to surround and extinguish the blaze before it spread any further.

Police officers also attended the scene to close one lane of the motorway so fire crews could work safely, before leaving at approximately 2.38pm.