FIREFIGHTERS rushed to the scene of a hedgerow fire in Bridport this afternoon.

A crew from Bridport Fire Station were called to West Road at 12.13pm today to attend an area of hedgerow on fire.

A spokesman for Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and rescue Service said: "A crew from Bridport are in attendance at West Road for an area of hedgerow on fire.

"There is a fire hydrant in use as the crew extinguish this."