Overview

• Dorset Police confirmed a local man in his 80s died at the scene and notified HM Coroner.
• About 50 firefighters with 11 engines and two water carriers contained the blaze by around 1:30pm.
• Two park homes were destroyed and a third was seriously damaged, leaving residents displaced.
• Police and Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service are investigating to establish the cause.
• A community fundraiser led by parish councillor Liam Deeney is supporting those affected as crews also tackled separate fires at Tarrant Crawford and Three Legged Cross.