Tuesday 2 September 2025
Details of incidents attended by Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service.
At 4.38pm on Tuesday (2) crews from Dunstable were called to fire in the trailer of a large goods vehicle containing 10 tonnes of household waste in Kingsway Road, Luton.
Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used a hose reel jet to extinguish the fire.
The cause of the fire was accidental.
At 5.24pm on Tuesday (2) a crew from Shefford were called to a fire involving trees, hedge and fencing in an allotment measuring 5m x 40m in Moor Lane, Maulden.
Firefighters used a high pressure lance to extinguish the fire and thermal imaging cameras to check for hotspots.
The cause of the fire was accidental.
At 5.33pm on Tuesday (2) a crew from Stopsley was called to a bonfire in the rear garden of a domestic property in Saint Margarets Avenue, Luton.
Firefighters used a hose reel jet to extinguish the fire.
The cause of the fire was accidental.
At 7.09pm on Tuesday (2) crews from Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Toddington and Woburn were called to a fire within a 3 story derelict building in Duncombe Drive, Leighton Buzzard.
Firefighters arrived to find multiple seats of fires located on the ground, first and second floor of the building. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used hose reels, safety jets and covering jets to extinguish the fire. Thermal imaging cameras were used to check for hotspots.
The cause of the fire was deliberate.