Overnight pub fire in Wivenhoe sparked by discarded cigarette
Firefighters were able to prevent the blaze from spreading to the main pub building. "After reviewing the scene and watching CCTV footage, we found that a cigarette had been discarded in the outdoor area about four hours earlier," said Mr Holliday."It had slowly smouldered before igniting nearby materials, eventually causing a much larger fire."He added stubbing out cigarettes properly was all the more important "with the warm weather and current wildfire warnings".The same crew had tackled a shed fire at a house in Cranesbill Close, Stanway, on Friday night. That fire was also caused by a discarded cigarette.
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