Starbeck fire: Firefighters' warning after bins 'deliberately' set alight

By Alexander Beard

Published 24th Jan 2019, 13:56 BST

Updated 24th Jan 2019, 16:30 BST

Credit: Russell Jenkinson, @russjenks999

A bin fire, which is believed to have been deliberately sparked in Starbeck, could have spread to a nearby property had the alarm not been raised, warn firefighters.

One engine from Knaresborough Fire Station was called out at 7.20pm on Monday (January,21) to reports of a bin fire behind the Co-Op on Forest Avenue. Staff at the shop discovered the fire, and reported seeing youths in the area at the time.

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