'Man-made' wildfire breaks out near tourist attraction on the Isle of Wight as farmers use their tractors as fire breaks
A 'man-made' wildfire has broken out near a tourist attraction on the Isle of Wight, provoking a huge emergency response. More than 65 firefighters have been deployed to tackle the gorse fire, which is raging through heathland near The Needles.Local farmers have assisted crews by using their tractors as fire breaks to 'help contain' the blaze. The inferno can reportedly be seen up to 10 miles away.Firefighters on the scene at Headon Warren believe the fire was man-made.
- ▪A 'man-made' wildfire has broken out near a tourist attraction on the Isle of Wight, provoking a huge emergency response.
- ▪More than 65 firefighters have been deployed to tackle the gorse fire, which is raging through heathland near The Needles.Local farmers have assisted crews by using their tractors as fire breaks to 'help contain' the blaze.
- ▪The inferno can reportedly be seen up to 10 miles away.Firefighters on the scene at Headon Warren believe the fire was man-made.
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| Publication time | Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:14:15 +0100 |
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A 'man-made' wildfire has broken out near a tourist attraction on the Isle of Wight, provoking a huge emergency response. More than 65 firefighters have been deployed to tackle the gorse fire, which is raging through heathland near The Needles.Local farmers have assisted crews by using their tractors as fire breaks to 'help contain' the blaze. Huge flames took hold at one of the Isle of Wight's most iconic landscapes on Thursday morning, spreading rapidly in the dry conditions caused by the recent heatwave.Firefighters were initially called at around 9:15am to tackle a blaze thought to be affecting an area of around 150 metres by 150 metres.That area later expanded to 200 metres by 250 metres, and is now around 800 metres by 400 metres, and crews from mainland England have travelled to…
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