'Like a tinderbox' - Huge field fire across the Solent visible from Island

'Like a tinderbox' - Huge field fire across the Solent visible from Island

A large field fire across the Solent in Calshot is visible from the Isle of Wight this evening (April 4).

Eleven fire departments responded to a field fire on Friday afternoon. Firefighting water became scarce, and farmers helped out.

Fireman discovered smoke column near Großenaspe. Finally, a lot of manual work was required on the two hectares of burning field.