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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Underused and vacant properties across Scarborough town centre will be part of a new market engagement exercise to find a master developer to transform the town.
A charity football match will take place at Seamer Sports Club this weekend to raise vital funds for the Motor Neurone Disease Association following a Scarborough man's recent diagnosis.
Retiring North Yorkshire Council chief executive Richard Flinton received a total pay package worth nearly £245,000 during the last financial year, according to newly released figures.
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