Bedfordshire firefighters called to tackle spate of outdoor fires

The first of the calls was at 12.42pm on Thursday (July 9) after a discarded cigarette caused a small fire in a drain in Horne Lane, Bedford.

A discarded cigarette was also blamed for a small fire in undergrowth at a property in Church Road, Flitwick, with a crew from Toddington attending at around 2pm.

Another fire in the open broke out at 2.24pm in Honey Hill Road, Bedford, yesterday, which firefighters say was started deliberately.

Then at 3.25pm on Thursday a crew was called after garden fencing and garden furniture caught fire in Bluebell Close, Flitwick. It is believed the blaze was caused by use of a fire pit.

Later at around 9pm a crew from Kempston was called to a small fire in a flower bed in St Paul's Square, Bedford with a crew from Kempston also called to a bonfire in a back garden of a property in Station Road, Marston Moreteyne.

Other incidents included a small fire in Southfields Road, Kempston and a fire involving a small section of overgrown conifer trees believed to be caused by overhead cables in Grange Road, Blunham.

Two crews from Biggleswade and a crew from Sandy attended.

Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus were also called to put out a kitchen fire in Millbrook Road, Bedford in the early hours of yesterday morning. (July 9)

A crew from Bedford and two crews from Kempston were called to the incident just after 1am with fire crews also attending a kitchen fire at a flat in Harris Way, Wootton, just after 8am on Wednesday. (July 8) The kitchen was badly damaged with extensive smoke damage.