Chimney fire in Staxton and burnt out car in Malton among call outs for fire crews
Firefighters were called to a number of blazes over the Christmas period.
On Christmas Day, at 12.10pm, crew members from Lythe were called to a gorse fire at a disused quarry near to the A174.
Firefighters used beaters and backpack sprayers to extinguish the fire which measured approximately 5mx5m.
On Boxing Day, at 4.27am, crews from Scarborough and Filey responded to a report of a fire seen through a property window on Main Street in Seamer.
On arrival of the crews this was found to be a false alarm due to a battery operated tea light.
On Saturday December 27, at 5.02am at Dunslow Road, Eastfield, Scarborough, Filey and Robin Hood’s Bay appliances responded to a compost fire measuring roughly 30m x 40m.
Hose reels were used to extinguish the blaze.
On Monday, December 29, at 9.39am, a crew from Malton responded to a burnt out car where the fire had spread to a muck heap on Borough Mere Lane, Old Malton.
Crews extinguished the fire using one hose reel jet.
later in the day, at 8.04am, a crew from Scarborough attended a chimney fire in Staxton.
They used a triple extension ladder, a roof ladder, chimney rods and a thermal imaging camera to extinguish the fire.
They then installed smoke alarms in the property and gave home fire safety advice to the occupant.