Firefighters were called to Green Hammerton shortly after 8am this morning after a birds’ nest caused a freak fire.

According to North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service‘s incident log, the nest fell down the chimney of a boiler, which then caught fire when it was lit.

Firefighters used water to extinguish the fire, which was confined to the base of the boiler.

Crews also “gave advice to staff on site”, the incident log added.

It did not say precisely where the incident took place or whether any birds were harmed.

Today also saw firefighters extinguish a small fire in woodland in Ripon at 3.10pm. The fire is believed to have been caused deliberately by youths.

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