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Crews remain at scene of former golf club fire

Daniel Storr A golf club building with boarded up windows with smoke billowing upwards and part of the roof destroyed.Daniel Storr
The blaze in Christchurch Road, Longham, sent a plume of smoke across the surrounding area

Firefighters are continuing to monitor a blaze at a former golf club building.

Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service (DWFRS) said the fire at a derelict structure in Christchurch Road, Longham, was extinguished at 22:22 BST.

The fire started at about 18:00 on Friday and DWFRS said it was "well alight", previously advising residents to keep doors and windows closed.

In a statement at 07:00 on Saturday, the fire service said two crews had returned to the scene to deal with hotspots.

At its height, about 40 firefighters tackled the blaze at the former Dudsbury Golf Club building.

An update from DWFRS said: "The fire was extinguished using three main jets, a ground monitor, the aerial ladder platform and ten breathing apparatus wearers.

"We are making arrangements to get the adjacent road reopened."

Daniel Storr Firefighters using an aerial platform to tackle the blaze with a lot of smoke obscuring the picture.Daniel Storr
Firefighters used an aerial platform to tackle the blaze in Longham

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