A fire broke out in a barn on a farm near Blandford Forum on Saturday night (April 15).

The fire service was called with reports of the fire in Winterborne Stickland at 7.44pm.

It mobilised fire crews from Blandford and Sturminster Newton, together with a water carrier and crew from Poole.

Wearing breathing apparatus, they tackled the fire with a main jet and two hose reel jets.

Farm machinery was used to remove debris.

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A spokesperson for the fire service said: "Crews from Blandford, Sturminster Newton along with water carrier crew from Poole mobilised to a barn fire. 

"They extinguished using four breathing apparatus, one main jet, two hose reel jets and farm machinery was used to remove debris."