York field fire believed to have started by self-combustion

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.