New Forest fire - live: Chaos as A31 drivers 'run from flames carrying children'

A massive wildfire is raging in the New Forest after a lorry fire spread to heathland with plumes of choking smoke visible for miles around

Noora Mykkanen | Senior Live News reporter Published August 10, 2026 7:53am Updated August 10, 2026 7:54am To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video New Forest is on high alert after a lorry fire spread to the dry heathland along the A31, forcing fami