Firefighters from Ryde and Sandown are tackling a fire within the battery at Puckpool Park in Ryde this evening (Tuesday).
2 hose reels and breathing apparatus are being used to extinguish the fire within the historic concrete structure.
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service was alerted to the incident at around 20:00.
Island Echo understands that pallets and rubbish within a tunnel network have been set on fire.
It is not clear at this stage how the fire started, however, there is suspicion it may have been started deliberately.
Positive pressure ventilation is now being used to rid lingering smoke.






























































































What the island has alighted at Puckpool park.
The weather probably started because the sun got fed up of looking down on the island.
Four and a half more weeks before they try, in vain, to educate the Pork then the fires should subside, excluding Sandown hotels of course.
Still, long as they know how to sign on, tis all that matters now to score a free home, free feral clones all paid for, so why bother to learn in their charity kept eyes?
Police investigation has found it’s not arson they just self ignited
The brainless kids who do this sort of thing for a ‘laugh’ will be watching and thinking this is ok. This is not ok and not normal.
The only one good thing you have achieved here is burning some rubbish. Why don’t you be good kids, do something good for your community, pick the rubbish up!
Yeah that told em. That will definitely work.
What’s your problem? Keyboard warrior!
Blame kids easy target as always but maybe look at there is sod all for them to do here !not saying arson is acceptable atall but nobody actually knows how it was started and the blame game gets going .
Rubbish, nothing to do here never heard such stupid comments
Beaches, countryside, downs, all the towns on the island to look around, leisure centres, clubs, just join in instead of moaning. Do you think it’s worse off the island? I’ve lived in London and there’s less to do their for youngsters, just be glad to live in a nice place, the grass isn’t greener!
Nothing to do? Paddle boarding, go carting, swimming , skateboard park, cinema, ten pin bowling, fishing…. Nothing to do? Don’t be ridiculous
If u hate island so much and always comment derogatory and negative why are you always reading and commenting what goes on here ?get a grip and a life and ignore it if u always guna put crap on here
My surname is what I do. I want people to see the real isle of wight, what’s it is really like, not the beaches and sunshine, but the crime and housing crisis
Recall there has been a lot of work carried on the beach chalets recently; would be surprised if rubbish left by tradesman.
But it didn’t self combust did it?just because it’s there doesn’t men the brainless lemmings need to set fire to it!
We have dedicated hard working emergency services, it’s morons up above that cut the services and left them without the personnel and the resources they/we need! Blame the morons not the ones that are still trying to help us all! Xx
What a stupid comment are emergency services are good and doing there best with all the cut backs which are not there fault so best not to comment as you talk sh–
How the hell do you know? Know how many times the crews have been called out to mindless morons idea of fun?their parents must be so proud ..ahh bet your a parent of one of them..”huge assumption you bet it is ,but so is saying our fire crews and emergency’s services are not worth their Wight in gold”! You creton..let’s hope your troll cupboard catches fire preferably with you and your keyboard inside don’t think they would rush to save you idjeets!
If any one did set fire to anything find out who did it and sort them out! Should have cctv in there anyway as a lot more goes on in that park I’d imagine at night. It’s true, there’s plenty to do here in a nicer setting than most but it’s a fact a lot of people don’t appreciate it and don’t know how lucky they actually are. Also not clever enough either
Curious how the usual suspects pop for one of their child-phobic rants every time one of these fires occurs.
Convenient.