Malton fire crew called out to late night garden blaze in town

A fire crew from Malton was called out to reports of a fire in a garden of a property in the town, in the early hours of Boxing Day morning.

By Duncan Atkins

Published 27th Dec 2023, 09:48 GMT

Updated 27th Dec 2023, 09:49 GMT

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On arrival, firefighters located a blaze that was out of control and used water from one hose reel jet to put it out.

The call-out was received at 12.45am.

Earlier in the evening, a Malton fire crew had responded to reports of a fire in the front garden of a property, but the blaze was found to be confined to a fire pit and under supervision.

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue were called to a garden fire in Malton.

And on Christmas Eve, Malton fire crew extinguished a length of fencing around 4m which had caught light in Norton, near Malton, due to discarded smokers’ materials.

A hose reel and thermal camera were used, and advice given.

Malton Norton