Vehicle fire spreads to heathland as crews fight blaze
3 sources·Updated August 9, 2026
Vehicle fire
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- Daily Mail News·5h agoPolice urge motorists to 'flee your vehicles if you want to stay alive' as huge fire spreads across A31
Traffic came to a halt and drivers were ordered to the side of the road after flames from the van ignited 'tinderbox bracken' by the westbound A31 near the New Forest in Hampshire.
Read at Daily Mail News → - The Independent·6h agoVehicle fire spreads to heathland as crews tackle blaze in Hampshire
Twenty-six fire engines, four water carriers, six off-road vehicles and multiple command units were deployed to the scene
Read at The Independent → - BBC UK News·7h agoVehicle fire spreads to heathland as crews fight blaze
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service says it is currently tackling the blaze on the A31.
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