Crews from Winchester, St Mary’s, Eastleigh and Alresford were on the scene shortly before 5pm after the HIWFRS Control Room had received multiple reports of a large smoke plume.
The fire, affecting an area of 150m-by-100m, was being driven by the wind before it was contained by firefighters using jets and beaters.
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