FISH and animals made it out of the Hampshire pet store fire that tore through the party.

At the Creature Comforts store on Ringwood Road in Totton, smoke was observed emerging from a tiny area that contained electrical equipment. This prompted the dispatch of fire crews.

Smoke spread to other portions of the building, although it wasn’t a big fire’, a Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman stated.

Workers using respirators went inside the store and utilised a huge fan to drive the smoke outside.

According to Richard Searley, the manager, “We’ve got thousands of fish, plus hamsters, rabbits, and reptiles, but they’re all OK.”

For a brief period, the road outside the store was closed as Redbridge, Eastleigh, and St. Mary’s fire departments handled the situation.

The cause of the fire is being looked examined, although nothing unusual is believed to have happened.

Following a collision between a Peugeot and an HGV on a busy route just outside of Totton, a 51-year-old man has passed away.

At 3:16 a.m., police officers raced to the scene of an accident between a silver Peugeot 107 and a lorry on the A326 near the intersection with Monkton Lane.

For around twelve hours, the road between Fletchwood Road and A35 Hunters Hill was closed in both directions.

The man, a 51-year-old Christchurch resident, who was operating the vehicle, was declared deceased on the spot. Now, his family has been notified.

Around 3:15 p.m., the section of the road between Fletchwood Road and A35 Hunters Hill was reopened.

Police investigating the incident are currently seeking to speak with anyone who witnessed the silver Peugeot, which has a registration plate ending in JHZ, in the early hours of this morning or anyone was passing through the area at around 3.15am, as part of their investigation.

According to a police spokeswoman: “We are specifically requesting that anyone living in the Totton and New Milton areas check any CCTV, dash cam or Ring doorbell footage for any reports of seeing a car that fits this description.

“If you have any information, please call 101 and mention reference 44240247966. As an alternative, you can submit information online.”

After his vehicle collided with a lorry in Hampshire, the man who was driving died.

At approximately 03:15 BST on Thursday, the 51-year-old man from Christchurch, Dorset, and his silver Peugeot 107 collided with the lorry on the A326 in Totton at the intersection with Monkton Lane.
His family has been notified.
The A326 was closed between Fletchwood Road and the A35, however it reopened around 15:00.

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary stated that they would be happy to talk to anyone who observed a silver Peugeot 107 in Totton and New Milton early on Thursday morning with the licence plate ending in JHZ.