Firefighters tackle park bench fire in Harrogate believed to have been deliberately started
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service responded to reports of a bench on fire at a park in Harrogate yesterday evening.
A crew from Harrogate were called to Valley Drive, adjacent to the Valley Gardens, at 8.47pm on Tuesday (June 10) to a bench smouldering.
The crew used a hose reel jet to dampen the bench and extinguish the embers.
The cause of fire is believed to have been deliberate.