Fire in the open

At 2.05pm on Tuesday (8), crews from Bedford, Harrold, Kempston and Sandy along with a crew from Hertfordshire FRS were called to a bonfire which had spread to 70 tonnes of mixed commerical green waste, hedgerow, pallets and trees in School Lane, Southill.

Firefighters used a two hose reels and jets to extinguish the fire. The fire was turned over to ensure it was fully extinguished and a thermal imaging camera was used to confirm there were no hotspots.

The cause of the fire was accidental.