People across the country have been lapping up the sun and good weather the past couple of weeks following a glorious heat wave. Thousands of people have been having garden parties and the highlight of a good party is always a barbeque. With people drinking and enjoying themselves a little bit of common sense can sometimes go out of the window and that was certainly the case in Cove on Sunday.  Rushmoor fire station had to respond to an incident on Haskins Road after a fire started there which destroyed a garden fence and left extensive damage to roof tiles and guttering.

A disposable barbeque was placed into a wheelie bin without the user completely extinguishing the embers.  A fire quickly started and spread to the wooden fence which in turn ignited a gas and electricity mains box situated at the side of the house. Fire crews arrived but the damage was extensive and the repairs will run into thousands of pounds. The only good news from the incident was that nobody was injured but fire crews have warned that next time the outcome could be a lot worse.

The public are being reminded to take extra care when dealing with barbeques and other fire related products found in gardens such as wood burners and chimineas. With the ground tinder dry following the good weather one spark is all it needs to set off a chain reaction which could easily result in disaster.

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