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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A new report commissioned by the Mayor of York and North Yorkshire, David Skaith, has proposed a flat £1-a-night visitor levy across the region to help support local services and fund tourism infrastructure.
As York and North Yorkshire moves closer to a formal debate on a proposed overnight visitor levy, how have similar schemes have performed elsewhere?
With the independent report commissioned by Mayor David Skaith proposing a flat £1-a-night visitor levy, local residents and hospitality operators along the Yorkshire Coast are asking two fundamental questions: how will this money be collected from guests, and where will it actually go?
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