Fire crews were called to a barbecue fire near Pickering today. (Image: Supplied)
FIRE Crews were called to extinguish a fire caused by a barbecue today.
Crews from Malton attended a bracken fire in the Elleron Lake area of Pickering at 12:29pm this afternoon (May 29).
A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Services said that the fire had been caused by a carelessly discarded barbecue and had spread to an area measuring around 25 square metres.
Firefighters used a hose reel jet to extinguish the blaze.
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