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Apr 2021
Last Updated: 20/04/2021
Firefighters called after Harrogate BBQ sets alight petrol can
North Yorkshire fire crews were called to three small fires in the Harrogate district last night. One was started when a barbecue caused a petrol can to ignite and spread to the back door of a property.
Firefighters were called to an address in Harrogate last night after a barbecue caused a petrol can to ignite.
Crews from Harrogate and Knaresborough were summoned to a home on Rosewood Crescent.
According to the incident summary, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service was alerted at 9.14pm and used one hose reel to extinguish the fire, which spread to the back door of the property
The blaze caused 5% heat damage to the door. Firefighters gave the homeowners advice.
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Later that night, a Harrogate crew attended another fire when an armchair was set alight in a home on Cold Bath Road.
The incident, at 1223am, was caused by a dropped cigarette. The resident had already extinguished the fire before the crew arrived.
The officers ventilated the property and gave advice.
Two hours later, two Ripon crews responded a to a fire that spread to nearby trees and bushes after a car was set alight.
The car, on St Wilfrids Crescent, is believed to have been deliberately torched.
The crews used a 45m jet, two dry powder extinguisher and a thermal imaging camera.
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