Crews tackle field fire as public told to avoid area

About 50 firefighters were tackling a "large" field fire in Hampshire on Sunday, said a fire service.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service (HIWFRS) said crews from Basingstoke, Alton, Andover, Beaulieu, Whitchurch, Overton, Alresford, Rushmoor, Sutton Scotney and Stockbridge were at the scene of the blaze on Drove Road in Chilbolton.

An Incident Command Unit and crews from Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service were also working to extinguish the blaze after it was first reported shortly after 16:30 BST.

HIWFRS asked members of the public to avoid the area due to the number of emergency services vehicles on the scene.