Part of country park destroyed during blaze

Johnny Amos

29 June 2024 at 8:45 am·1-min read

Part of Brandon Country Park damaged in a fire <i>(Image: Brandon Fire Station)</i> — Part of Brandon Country Park damaged in a fire *(Image: Brandon Fire Station)*

A blaze has badly damaged part of a popular beauty spot.

Firefighters were called to Brandon Country Park at about 4pm on Friday.

Brandon Fire Station said they were called to a fire in the park.

On arrival crews found around 20 square metres of undergrowth on fire.

Crews used hose reel jets to extinguish the blaze.

Earlier this year a huge part of the country park was destroyed in a fire.

Firefighters were called to forest fire of approximately 10,000sq metres of undergrowth and trees alight.

Appliances from Brandon, Mildenhall, Thetford, Newmarket and Bury St Edmunds were in attendance.

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