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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Scarborough Town Council is set to decide on funding for interpretation boards that will celebrate the coastal town's historic and ongoing role in global signals intelligence.
A twenty-one-year-old Zimbabwe international has secured a permanent move to Whitby Town following a successful pre-season trial.
The Environment Agency has launched a public consultation after granting draft environmental approval for a controversial temporary gas exploration rig on the North Yorkshire coast.
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