Cinema-goers in Harrogate had to be evacuated mid-movie last night when a fire alarm went off.
The alarm sounded at the Everyman cinema on Station Parade at 9.42pm last night.
All the theatres within the cinema and the connecting buildings were immediately evacuated.
Firefighters from Harrogate were on the scene within five minutes for what turned out to be a false alarm caused by a faulty fire detector.
People were allowed back in the building shortly after 10pm.
Oliver Dawson was among those watching Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes when the alarm went off.
He said as soon as the incident was over, staff offered customers either a free ticket to watch on another day or the option to continue last night’s viewing from the time the alarm went off, which he took.
Mr Dawson said:
“The cinema staff couldn’t have done anything else. They kept us all informed and handled the problem as quick and efficiently as it was safe to do so.
“Personally, it just felt like going to the theatre with an interval.”
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Firefighters tackle car fire on Harrogate’s Otley Road
Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus extinguished a car fire on Otley Road in Harrogate this afternoon.
The blaze, which occurred at 3.27pm today, March 20, is believed to have occurred to an electric car outside Horticap garden centre.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service’s incident report said a crew from Harrogate used one hose reel jet to bring the fire under control.
An eyewitness told the Stray Ferret that emergency service workers closed Otley Road for a while and a diversion was put in place via Harrogate Police Station.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said in a statement:
“Crews from Harrogate attended an incident involving a small vehicle fire. Crews extinguished the fire and the scene was made safe.”
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Four fire crews were called to a blaze at a caravan site in Pateley Bridge in the early hours of this morning.
Firefighters from Knaresborough, Grassington, Ripon and Harrogate rushed to the scene at 1.12am on Monday, March 18.
An investigation into the cause of the fire at the unnamed site is ongoing, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said.
A spokesperson added:
“The fire caused damage to a toilet block at the site with an attached workshop also suffering slight fire damage. Crews prevented the fire spreading any further.”
Fire crews extinguishing the flames in Pateley Bridge
Grassington Fire Station posted on social media:
“In the early hours we were sent to a building fire near Pateley Bridge alongside, Harrogate, Ripon and Knaresborough Fire Station.
Crews worked hard to prevent the fire taking the adjoining building before extinguishing the flames.”
The campsite engulfed in smoke
Grassington fire services at the scene last night
The wreckage at Pateley Bridge Caravan site
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Motorbike destroyed in Knaresborough arson attack
A motorbike was destroyed in a fire believed to have been caused deliberately in Knaresborough last night.
On-call firefighters from the town were caused to a recreational area near Halfpenny Lane at 9.29pm.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service‘s incident report said the motorbike was “well alight” when they arrived.
“Crews extinguished the vehicle using a hose reel jet. The motorcycle sustained 100% fire damage and the cause was believed to had been deliberate.”
Knaresborough firefighters were called out earlier last night when they helped police deal with four youths on top of a commercial building on High Street.
The incident report said:
“Crews accessed the roof and politely persuaded the youths to come down from the roof via an internal stairway.
“The youths came down by their own accord and the incident was left in the hands of police.”
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‘Don’t waste our time’ — firefighters issue plea to wild campers
Firefighters have urged wild campers to “think about the consequences of your actions” after a remote call-out took three hours of their time.
On call firefighters from Masham and a crew from Ripon responded to police reports of a fire near Roundhill Reservoir at 8.47pm on Saturday night.
The location, near Leighton Reservoir, is between Masham and Lofthouse.
Masham Fire Station said on social media the call was to a camp fire set up by a group of youngsters wild camping.
It added:
“The crews were unable to reach this destination by road so the crews had to walk over unknown ground from Roundhill Reservoir in the pitch dark using only torches.
“This not only put them in danger walking this area in the dark but was an unnecessary waste of resources which may have been required for another more serious incident elsewhere.
“This incident tied up both crews for up to three hours. Although it was only a campfire it could have been more serious.
“Please think about the consequences of your actions before wild camping in rural areas.”
It urged people to look at the picture of the location “to see what the conditions were like and imagine having to walk that in the pitch dark. Not fun.”
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Three fire crews called to Ripon house blaze
Firefighters from Ripon, Boroughbridge and Harrogate were called to a house fire in Ripon last night.
The crews were alerted to smoke billowing from the roof of a detached home in the Gallows Hill area of the city at 6.21pm.
Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used the aerial ladder platform based at Harrogate Fire Station to tackle the fire on the third floor.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service‘s incident report said:
“The cause was believed to be radiated heat from the flue of a wood-burning stove.”
No further details have been released.
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Firefighters with breathing apparatus tackle Harrogate kitchen fireFirefighters used breathing apparatus to deal with a kitchen fire that broke out in Harrogate last night.
Fire crews from Harrogate, Knaresborough and Boroughbridge were called to Grange Avenue, which is one of the roads between Skipton Road and King’s Road, at 9.37pm.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service’s incident report said:
“The fire had started under the kitchen units, believed to have been caused by faulty wiring.
“Crews entered the property wearing breathing apparatus and used one hose reel jet to extinguish. They then assisted with ventilating the property using a positive pressure ventilation fan.
“The fire caused approximately 15% fire damage to the kitchen units and smoke logging throughout the property.”
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Firefighters called to kitchen blaze in Starbeck
Firefighters were called to a kitchen fire in a bungalow at Starbeck today.
Crews from Harrogate and Knaresborough were summoned to Forest Way at 9.30am this morning.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service’s incident report said:
“The fire originated on a cooker hob when an air fryer was placed on top and the hob was switched on.
“The fire spread to nearby kitchen utensils, and subsequently caused one square metre of fire damage, and 20% smoke damage to the kitchen.
“Two occupants were out of the building on arrival of the fire service.”
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Firefighters called to water heater blaze in Ripon
Firefighters were called to a heater fire at a property in Ripon last night (Sunday).
A crew from Ripon was called to premises on Boroughbridge Road at 5.52pm after the alarm went off.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service’s incident report said firefighters found a water heater on the first floor in a kitchen area had caught fire.
It added:
“The fire was contained to the water heater and was out upon our arrival. Fire crew investigated and isolated the heater.”
Later last night, an unattended incense stick set fire to a plant pot at a home in Harrogate.
Harrogate and Knaresborough firefighters were called to Belmont Road at 10.23pm
The incident report said “the fire was extinguished prior to our arrival by the occupier” and only damaged the pot.
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Car bursts into flames at Harlow Carr
Visitors leaving RHS Harlow Carr in Harrogate on Saturday were shocked to see a car burst into flames in the car-park.
The car, believed to be an 11-year-old, yellow, three-door Vauxhall Corsa, was seen with smoke coming out from under its bonnet, before the fire took hold.
One visitor, Kim Jones, told the Stray Ferret:
“We were just coming to the exit at Harlow Carr and suddenly a huge plume of smoke appeared in the car-park. Then one of the cars just went ‘whoosh’ and burst into flames.
“There was at least one explosion – something in the car exploded – but fortunately it didn’t get to the petrol tank.”
Firefighters were called to the scene at 4.43pm and kept bystanders at a distance while they put out the blaze.
Ms Jones said:
“I thought it was my car at first, but it turned out to be a car a couple of spaces away from mine. It was quite late in the afternoon, so fortunately there weren’t many other cars there at the time.”
The cause of the fire is not yet known, but the Stray Ferret has contacted North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service and RHS Harlow Carr for more information.
Photo: Kim Jones.
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