FIRE crews raced to a business park and evacuated a building after reports of a fire this morning.
Crews from Bridport, Charmouth and Beaminster mobilised around 8.20am to St Michael's Trading Estate in Bridport.
According to Dorset & Wiltshire Fire Service (DWFRS) the fire was at a commercial property within the business park, which lead firefighters to evacuate the building on arrival.
A spokeswoman from DWFRS said: "At 8.20am today, crews from Bridport, Charmouth and Beaminister were mobilised after a fire at a commercial property in St Michael's Trading Estate in Bridport.
"On arrival staff had managed to extinguish the fire with a CO2 extinguisher and evacuated the building.
"Crews ensured the scene was safe and found the cause of the fire to be a faulty consumer unit. Weston Power were requested to attend to isolate the electricity to the property."
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