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Update after rubbish fire on Wheathampstead bridle path

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The fire was extinguished yesterday morning. <i>(Image: Herts Fire & Rescue)</i>
The fire was extinguished yesterday morning. (Image: Herts Fire & Rescue)
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An update has been provided following a rubbish fire on a bridle path in Wheathampstead.

Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service was called at 8.40am yesterday (June 9) to reports of a fire on a bridle path in Wheathampstead.

Pictures show a firefighter hosing down a pile of cardboard and other waste as it burns away.

The rubbish pile being extinguished by a firefighter.The rubbish pile being extinguished by a firefighter. (Image: Herts Fire & Rescue)

The rubbish pile being extinguished by a firefighter.(Image: Herts Fire & Rescue) A spokesperson added: "One appliance was sent to the area where the crew found a large amount of rubbish alight.

"The fire was extinguished by 9.41am."

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