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Former golf club building 'destroyed' by blaze

Daniel Storr A golf club building with boarded up windows with smoke billowing upwards and part of the roof destroyed.Daniel Storr
The blaze in Christchurch Road, Longham, sent a plume of smoke across the surrounding area

A former golf club building has been "destroyed" by a blaze, firefighters have said.

Crews from Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service (DWFRS) are continuing to monitor hotspots at the derelict structure in Christchurch Road, Longham.

The fire broke out at the building at about 18:00 BST on Friday and the fire service said it was extinguished by 22:22 BST.

In a statement at 12:00 on Saturday, DWFRS said: "The building has been destroyed by fire, multiple hotspots remain so we are keeping on crew on scene as a watching brief."

At its height, about 40 firefighters tackled the blaze at the former Dudsbury Golf Club building.

The fire service said crews found the structure "well alight" on Friday evening and previously advised residents to keep doors and windows closed.

The blaze was extinguished using three main jets, a ground monitor, aerial ladder platform and ten breathing apparatus, DWFRS explained.

Daniel Storr Firefighters using an aerial platform to tackle the blaze with a lot of smoke obscuring the picture.Daniel Storr
Firefighters used an aerial platform to tackle the blaze in Longham

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