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1:16 PM, Monday 8 August, 2022
Fire caused by discarded cigarette
Lavric Road, Aylesbury
One appliance and crew from Aylesbury attended.
A cigarette had been discarded into a bin, within a flat located in a two-storey building, causing smoke logging. The bin had been removed before they arrived.
The firefighters used positive pressure ventilation to clear smoke from the flat.
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