Warning issued after fire crew tackle bonfire started with petrol

The fire service is warning people not to use petrol to start bonfires after being called to a garden fire in Littlehampton.
By The Newsroom
Published 18th Apr 2017, 10:39 BST
Updated 9th May 2017, 18:53 BST

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The bonfire was started using petrolThe bonfire was started using petrol
The bonfire was started using petrol

The fire service were called to a property in Lupin Close at around 6.45pm yesterday (Monday, April 17), a spokesperson said.

A bonfire had been started in the garden using petrol, a spokesperson said.

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The crew used one hose reel to put the fire out, confirmed the spokesperson.

A spokesperson said: “Please do not use petrol to start your bonfires.

“And with barbeque’s the summer coming, we should all be careful.”

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