Firefighters were called after reports of gas cylinders ablaze on a vehicle 10 miles south of Scarborough, on Saturday.
The incident happened just before 12 noon.
Crews from Scarborough responded to a 7.5 ton vehicle carrying gas cylinders on fire.
On arrival, officers used a hose reel to extinguish a small fire. The cylinders were unaffected.
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Emergency services and HM Coastguard are in the area of Holmpton Road and are in the process of attempting to recover a body that was discovered among the rocks on Withernsea beach yesterday morning (Thursday, 15 January 2026).
North Yorkshire Police say they are sad to report that Damon Nicky John O’Nions-Cairns, 40, from Scarborough, died in hospital on Tuesday evening.
A Scarborough councillor has given an amusing take on the lady who discovered the town's spa waters 400 years ago.
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