Firefighting helicopter brought in to tackle Isle of Wight blaze
"At this stage, however, it is too early to fully assess the impact of the fire on the site, its wildlife and habitats.
- ▪"At this stage, however, it is too early to fully assess the impact of the fire on the site, its wildlife and habitats.
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Helicopter water-drop joins heathland fire response<div class="ssrcss-1553su4-ErrorMessage eitf6465"><div class="ssrcss-h7lv7m-StyledInnerContainer eitf6464"><div class="ssrcss-nbxsk2-TextContent eitf6461"><h2 type="normal" class="ssrcss-89o2pv-Heading e10rt3ze0">To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.</h2><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">This video can not be played</p></div></div></div>Figure caption, Fire service footage shows a helicopter has been dropping sea water on the heathByCurtis LancasterSouth of EnglandPublished24 July 2026, 07:52 BSTUpdated 4 minutes agoA helicopter has been brought in as firefighters continue to fight a large heathland blaze on the Isle of Wight.The gorse fire was first reported at Headon Warren, in the West Wight,…
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