Dropped cigarette causes late night shed fire in Harrogate

Firefighters from Harrogate dealt with a shed fire that spread to a garden fence last night.

The incident happened shortly before 11pm on Skipton Road,

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service‘s incident log said two appliances from Harrogate and one from Knaresborough were summoned.

The fire spread to a conservatory, approximately 15 metres of garden fencing and 20 metres of plastic guttering . The log said:

“Crews used two breathing apparatus, two hose reel jets, two thermal imaging cameras and lighting to extinguish the fire.

“The cause of the fire was accidental, due to a dropped cigarette.”

A ventilation fan was used to clear light smoke damage in neighbouring properties.

Shortly afterwards, at three minutes past midnight, Harrogate firefighters were mobilised again to a Ford Mondeo engine fire on Grove Park Avenue.

Crews used breathing apparatus to extinguish the fire. The incident log said:

“The cause of the fire is believed to be an electrical fault. Advice was given to the vehicle owner.”


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