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Kingsbridge Fire Station has issued a warning after an out-of-control BBQ destroyed a car in Devon on Tuesday afternoon (3rd August). Fire crews from Kingsbridge and Dartmouth were called to East Portlemouth to put out the blaze.
Writing on Facebook, the fire and rescue service said: "When you light BBQs, please make sure you place bbq in a safe place and have some buckets of water nearby.
"This bbq was positioned in the open away from hedge and other combustible items, but one ember out of the small chimney was all that was needed to set hedge on fire and other items including a car.
"Please take care with any BBQs or garden fires as every where is so dry. It takes seconds, so please take care."
There is more information on BBQ safety on the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue website.
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