The scene of the fire at Ashey. Picture by Ryde Fire.
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a fire in the open near a trainline in Ashey this afternoon (Wednesday).
At around 1pm, a single fire crew from Ryde was called to the scene near the former Ponda Rosa restaurant.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue sent the crew in response to a report of a fire on an embankment.
Firefighters used beaters to put out the fire and stood down at 1.20pm.
First grass fire of our shift approximately 20M x 10M of railway embankment extinguished minimal water used, just hard work and Rubber beaters 🥵 pic.twitter.com/SDSXgM9d6R
— Ryde Fire, Green watch IWFRS (@IWFRSRYDE) July 21, 2021
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