Fires started for 'fun' in Seaton

FIREFIGHTERS have been called to rubbish fires in bins at the skatepark in Seaton three times in the last week.

FIREFIGHTERS have been called to rubbish fires in bins at the skatepark in Seaton three times in the last week.

Fire station watch commander Robin Hammett is urging people not to divert their much-needed resources away for "fun".

Following the incidents, in The Underfleet, he said: "What seems like a bit of fun can cause problems when it means our resources are used up.

"A small rubbish fire takes us away from the job and, if something else were to happen, we wouldn't be available.