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Firefighters dealt with a string of smoke reports, controlled garden fires and false alarms across North Yorkshire overnight.
Crews were called to incidents in Northallerton, Acomb, Monk Fryston, York, Selby and Scarborough, with several alerts found to involve supervised barbecues or braziers.
One fire in a York field was believed to have started after a pile of leaves and organic matter self-combusted.
A crew from Northallerton responded to reports of smoke at about 7.08pm, which turned out to be a supervised barbecue.
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An hour later, Acomb firefighters were called to a similar incident involving a brazier. However, due to embers coming from it, the crew extinguished the fire using a hose.
A crew from Selby responded to reports of smoke coming from a controlled burn in the Monk Fryston area at 8.14pm, which turned out to be a false alarm.
Later, at 8.39pm, York firefighters responded to a fire in a field.
The fire turned out to be a pile of leaves and organic matter, which was believed to have caught fire due to self-combustion. Crews used a hose to dampen down the area.
At 9.04pm, Scarborough firefighters were called to a fire in the rear garden of a property in Eastfield.
This turned out to be a controlled burn in a brazier and advice was given to the person in attendance.
At around 9.12pm, York firefighters were called to another garden fire.
This was also a small fire in a brazier, under supervision, and advice was given.
At 4.39am, York firefighters responded to an automatic fire alarm activation, which turned out to be a false alarm.