Firefighters called out after barbecue starts fire in Scarborough

Firefighters were called at 10.14pm to reports of a bin on fire.

They say the careless disposal of a barbecue may have been the cause.

A few hours earlier - at 6.37pm - they had been called to put out another bin on fire in Malton.

The cause of that fire is believed to be accidental.

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