A BLAZE broke out on Salisbury Plain on Monday afternoon (July 11) after live firing during an Army training exercise.

The MoD Defence Infrastructure Organisation have confirmed this morning (July 14) that the wildfire has been extinguished and the area is smoke free.

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue have deployed another helicopter from Airbourne Solutions Ltd to monitor hot spots and dampen them down to prevent flare ups.

The MoD have said there's a small chance of re-ignition, due to the heat, but the situation is being watched closely and work is underway to reduce the risk.

HQ Salisbury Plain Training Area flew a helicopter with a bucket over the impact zone's perimeter yesterday evening (July 13). This solution appeared to work well at tackling the fire, according to a Facebook post from HQ.

Recap of Salisbury Plain fires

Yesterday (July 13), the MoD apologised for the series of wildfires caused by the British Army.

On Monday (July 11), firefighters couldn't reach the fire due to it spreading to the 'impact zone' which posed a risk of unexploded ordnanace.

Last Friday (July 8), around 50 firefighters from Wiltshire and Hampshire crews tackled another blaze on Salisbury Plain.

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