An outside boiler caught fire in Bridport yesterday.

The incident happened at a property in West Milton.

Bridport firefighters were called to the incident at 2.20pm.

A spokesman for the fire service said: “The owner had managed to extinguish the fire with a dry powder extinguisher before our arrival.

“Crews used a thermal imaging camera to check for hot spots and ensured the boiler was isolated from electric and fuel before returning to station.”