Attempt to destroy wasp nest sparks hedge fire in Whitby
Firefighters were called to a small hedge fire in Whitby after an attempt to destroy a wasp nest went wrong.
Whitby and Lythe crews were called to Green Lane at 11.16am on Thursday (August 6), where around two metres of hedgerow had caught fire.
The blaze had already been extinguished by the occupant before firefighters arrived.
Crews used a thermal imaging camera to check for any remaining hot spots and confirmed the fire was fully out.
Later in the day, at 7.48pm, crews from Scarborough, Pickering and Robin Hoods Bay responded to a report of a cellar that was full of smoke in a residential premises on St Nicholas Street, Scarborough.
On arrival of the crews the cellar was found to be lightly smoke logged.
The cause is believed to have been rubbish and a cigarette which had fallen into the cellar through a grate from outside.
Crews used a hose reel jet to extinguish.