AN ANDOVER fire chief has blasted an “idiotic” group whose ill-placed campfire came “just seconds” from becoming a major and possibly fatal blaze.

Red Watch crew manager James Street, pictured, says the small fire, which was lit in a wooded area of Watermills Park on Sunday evening, was less than a minute away from erupting into a full-blown forest fire.

According to the 43-year-old, the recent dry weather could have allowed the fire to spread quickly and may have led to evacuations of nearby homes.

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