Firefighters were called to a bin on fire by the harbour side, on Battery Parade, Whitby.
The incident happened just after midnight, in the early hours of Sunday morning.
A crew from Whitby responded to reports of a bin on fire.
This was caused by a dropped cigarette.
Officers used one hose reel jet to extinguish the fire.
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Senior officers at North Yorkshire Police have outlined strict guidelines and safeguards for the force's use of artificial intelligence, including a new tool to rapidly analyse CCTV footage.
The Whitby Community Network has warned that a new joint venture agreement to build homes in the town will not meet local housing needs and threatens the future of the local golf course.
The Mayor of York and North Yorkshire is facing calls to deliver a stalled women's refuge in Scarborough, which currently has the highest rate of reported domestic abuse in the county.
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