Dune and play equipment fires tackled in coastal village
Published:
8:55 AM August 5, 2018
Updated:
8:47 PM October 10, 2020
Firefighters tackled dune and play area fires in Hemsby Picture: Denise Bradley - Credit: Copyright: Archant 2017
Firefighters have been called out to tackle two blazes in Hemsby in the space of five hours.
The first incident saw firefighters called out to a dune fire on Saturday night.
The call was reported at 10.28pm.
A spokesman for the Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service said: One appliance from Great Yarmouth attended a fire on the dunes at Hemsby. The crew used hand appliances and backpack sprayers to extinguish.”
The second call-out was made at 3.15am today.
The spokesman added: “An appliance from Martham attended childrens play equipment on fire. It was extinguished using hand appliances.”
