A BONFIRE is thought to have caused a fire that spread to an outbuilding and trees at Starcross this afternoon (Wednesday).

Fire control received multiple reports of an outbuilding and some trees on fire at just after 12.40pm.

Two appliances were sent.

A Fire Control spokesperson said: ‘Once on scene crews confirmed one container used as storage well alight with smoke issuing across the main road, crews got straight to work using two breathing apparatus and two attack jets.

‘Shortly after this crews made an assistance message for more pumps so control mobilised a further appliance which was sent to help with water relay.

‘Crews confirmed that they were using one hose reel jet, two attack jets, two crew in breathing apparatus and a thermal imaging camera, and had the fire surrounded,

‘Crews on scene then informed control that there were four cylinders involved in fire and were unsure of their contents.

‘Crews successfully extinguished the fire using four breathing apparatus two attack jets one thermal Imaging camera and one hose reel jet.

‘The contents of two containers measuring approximately 2x10 metres were 80 per cent destroyed by fire and four cylinders were cooled by fire service personnel back to an ambient temperature.’

‘Crews believe this to be accidental ignition from a bonfire that was left unattended adjacent to the storage units.’