A man has been injured after a caravan burst into flames.

Firefighters are currently dealing with the blaze near Bournemouth Airport.

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A witness said: "A man was taken to hospital by a member of the public. He looked badly hurt."

The fire service initially responded to reports of a heath fire in Parley, but after investigating, they confirmed that the smoke originated from a vehicle fire in Hurn.

A spokesperson for DWFRS stated, "Crews have investigated, and at the moment, this appears to be smoke from a car fire we're also attending on the Avon Causeway near Hurn."

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The service was alerted to the incident at 7.10pm.

Firefighters equipped with breathing apparatus are using hose reels to extinguish the fire, and the incident is ongoing.