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Safety advice after bonfire spreads to caravan

Lisa Young
BBC News, Cornwall
Helston Community Fire Station Two firefighters with one of them directing water at a smoking caravanHelston Community Fire Station
Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service advised people having bonfires to have a hosepipe on hand

An unattended bonfire spread to a shed and caravan near Helston on Sunday.

Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service were called to Ruan Minor at 14:27 BST after an unattended bonfire had reignited.

The crew from Helston that attended said the fire spread to the outside of a shed and destroyed the front of a caravan.

The service advised people planning bonfires to let the fire service know and once lit to stay with the bonfire with a hosepipe on hand.

Helston Community Fire Station Three firefighters with one of them directing water at a smouldering bonfireHelston Community Fire Station
"Fire can get out of control very quickly," the fire service said

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