The A342 at Stert was closed for much of the night due to the ongoing fire. On the scene, station manager Richard Humphrey explained the rapid response from firefighters. He said: "We are looking to be on scene probably overnight, but we will scale down our response down about midnight. "However, the A342 is closed and will remain so until further notice. "We've got a crew coming up from Poole to support us, and we have crews from across the county. They're doing great work. "I'm incredibly proud of the response and it looks like we'll be able to salvage most of the property."