Grassland fire breaks out in Purbrook resulting in almost 20 concerned calls to the rescue service

Almost 20 emergency calls were made from concerned residents after a fire broke out near a housing estate.

Fire crews from Cosham, Havant and Fareham were alerted at 4.30pm on Monday, August 17 after a fire broke out off of Newlands Lane, Purbrook.

The fire service used beaters to extinguish the fire, which affected a 20m-by-40m area of grassland, and firefighters dampened down the scene before returning to station at approximately 6.30pm.

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