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Mobile home blaze believed to be suspicious

Emily Ford
BBC News
Sturminster Newton Fire Station Two large warehouse style buildings, with metal panelling down the sides are next to each other and there is a section to the left which is on fire, with some grey smoke billowing into the sky. In the distance are green hills and trees. Two firefighters stand to the right of the picture, wearing protective yellow gear and helmets and holding a yellow water hose to spray down the blaze. Sturminster Newton Fire Station
A fire involving two derelict mobile homes was reported on Sunday afternoon

A blaze involving two derelict mobile homes is believed to be suspicious, firefighters have said.

Crews were called to Okeford Fitzpaine near Blandford on Sunday at 17:05 BST and found the fire "well alight".

Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said the derelict buildings measured 15m (49.2ft) by 20m (65.6ft) and were based in Shillingstone Lane.

The service said Dorset Police also attended the scene "due to the nature and location of the incident".

Two crews attended from Sturminster Newton and Blandford and extinguished the fire using a hose reel jet and compressed air foam.

Sturminster Newton Fire Station A structure is on fire, with firefighters surrounding it trying to dampen it down. There are layers of building materials collapsed on the floor with the orange glow of fire underneath them. A firefighters, wearing a yellow proective uniform and yellow helmet is walking from the right of the image carrying a small pitchfork. There is a yellow hose on the floor, leading towards some firefighters to the left of the image in the distance and water is spraying over the blaze, with grey smoke floating up into the sky.Sturminster Newton Fire Station
Firefighters spent almost two hours tackling the blaze, which is believed to be suspicious

A fire service spokesperson said the stop came in at 18:59 BST, but the Sturminster Newton crew carried out a reinspection later that evening at 22:45.

A spokesperson for Dorset Police said they were called at 17:08 to reports of "buildings at the site had been deliberately set alight" at the old Wessex Park Homes site.

They said: "Officers attended alongside the fire service. It was reported the buildings were unoccupied at the time and no injuries were reported.

"No arrests have been made and enquires into the incident are ongoing."

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