Firefighters called to incident believed to be house fire with people trapped inside

Firefighters were called to what was believed to be a house fire with people trapped inside in a coastal North Yorkshire town.

Fire crews were called to Scarborough <i>(Image: North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service)</i>

(Image: North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service)

FIREFIGHTERS were called to what was believed to be a house fire with people trapped inside in a coastal North Yorkshire town.

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to Esplanade, Scarborough at 11.41am this morning (October 13) after reports of a fire in a building, with persons believed to be inside.

“A crew inspected and found it to be a campfire in the open,” said a spokesperson for the force.