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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North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is currently responding to a fire in Wykeham Forest, near Scarborough, and is urging the public to avoid the area.
Multiple fire crews are currently on the scene of an incident involving a building at the Malton and Norton District Hospital site.
The UK Health Security Agency has issued a yellow heat health alert for Yorkshire and the Humber, which remains in place until Sunday evening.
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