Tuesday 26 August 2025
Details of incidents attended by Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service.
At 8.34am on Tuesday (26) a crew from Kempston was called to a fire in a wooded area that had spread to tree stumps and branches in Hillgrounds Road, Kempston.
Firefighters used a hose reel to extinguish the fire.
The cause of the fire was deliberate.
At 2.26pm on Tuesday (26) a crew from Luton was called to a fire containing paper that had spread to a tree stump in a rear garden of a property in Carlton Crescent, Luton.
Firefighters used a hose reel jet to extinguish the fire.
The cause of the fire was accidental.
At 3.13pm on Tuesday (26) a crew from Shefford was called to a fire in grassland in Chestnut Avenue, Silsoe.
Firefighters used a hose reel to extinguish the fire.
At 5.01pm on Tuesday (26) a crew from Leighton Buzzard was called to a fire involving 20m x 5m of hedges and undergrowth in Vandyke Road, Leighton Buzzard.
Firefighters used hose reels to extinguish the fire.
The cause of the fire was deliberate.
At 6.39pm on Tuesday (26) a crew from Luton was called to a fire that involved a car, fencing, household waste, a moped and three pushbikes in Marsh Road, Luton.
Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used hose reels to extinguish the fire and thermal imaging cameras to check for hotspots. The car was 100% destroyed by fire. The fence was 25% damaged by fire. The moped was 75% damaged by fire and the 3 push bikes were 100% destroyed by fire.
The cause of the fire was deliberate.
At 7.23pm on Tuesday (26) a crew from Kempston was called to a fire in a woodland Orchart Gardens, Wooton.
Firefighters used backpack sprayers to extinguish the fire.
The cause of the fire was deliberate.
At 10.39pm on Tuesday (26) a crew from Bedford was called to a commercial bin fire in Allhallows, Bedford.
Firefighters used a hose reel to extinguish the fire.
The cause of the fire was accidental.
At 11.02pm on Tuesday (26) a crew from Kempston was called to a fire within a ground floor flat in Duncombe Street, Kempston.
Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used a hose reel jet to extinguish the fire and a thermal imaging camera to check for hotspots.
The cause of the fire was deliberate.