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 Police say please avoid the A171 whilst they deal with a collision near the Robin Hood's Bay turn off on Robin Hood's Bay Road.
A Scarborough care home owner has launched a direct video appeal urging Prime Minister Andy Burnham to visit the Yorkshire Coast and witness the daily reality of the UK's social care system.
Some of the world's best cyclists will race through Hornsea, Driffield, and other local communities when stage three of the 2026 Lloyd's Tour of Britain Men comes to East Yorkshire this September.
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