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An eye witness reported seeing the police, ambulance, fire service and police dogs as well as the Red Cross at the incident.
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It's not known how many casualties there are, but at least one person has had to be cut from the vehicle by the fire service and taken to hospital.
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Barratt Homes has been burning trees over the last week. They'd got authorisation from the council, but didn't tell the residents. Officials on site for further checks tomorrow.
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The new shared Police and Fire service headquarters in the UK has drawn praise from Home Secretary Theresa May and Mike Penning MP, Minister for Policing and Fire.
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Lifeboats from Gosport, Portsmouth and Bembridge made their way to Spitbank Fort ready to evacuate if needed.
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Details are sparse at the moment, but fire crews are on their way to a reported plane crash in Bembridge. Follow our live updates below.
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The council issues a holding statement on the cause of the fire, notably omitting the detail given by others.
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Of course everyone wants to know the details of what caused the Cowes Fire, but the Chief Fire Officer and the council are concerned that many details have leaked out through the CP in advance of the official report's release.
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OnTheWight asked the owners of Medina Village (where this week's shocking fire was) about rumours concerning the tenants - that had started floating around even as the fire was underway.
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Two appliances are remaining on the site of the devastating Cowes fire to ensure that high winds forecast for this afternoon don't cause any flare-ups.
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A substantial fire has broken out in Cowes, near the floating bridge (as you can see from the photos). Given the size of the blaze, OnTheWight has created a Live blog to keep you up to date with developments. If you have seen anything, please do get in touch.
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With confirmation that Fire & Rescue is now under the control of the Home Office, Cllr Jordan fears this signals all responsibility will be transferred to the Police and Crime Commissioners.
