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 North Yorkshire Moors Railway volunteer will bungee jump from Whitby's Larpool Viaduct next month to raise funds for crucial bridge repairs in Grosmont.
Businesses in North Yorkshire are set to benefit from a new round of export support with £300,000 of grants available.
A former pub in Scarborough will be turned into residential flats after plans were approved by the council.
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