DORSET Fire and Rescue Service crews are attending a major barn blaze just outside Dorchester.

Around 40 firefighters are at the scene off the Old Sherborne Road, Charminster.

An eyewitness has described the fire as 'ferocious' and says it is affecting overhead electric cables.

People are being kept away from the scene and roads have been closed.

Farm machinery and hay are believed to be inside the barn.

Full story and pictures in Thursday's Echo.