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18:25 Lealhom, Whitby A crew from Whitby responded to a report of a motorbike on fire. Crews located the fire which caused 100% fire damage to the motorbike. Crews extinguished the fire and cleared the roadway from debris.
19:14 North Road, Ripon Crews from Ripon responded to a report of smoke coming from a washing machine in a residential property. Crews carried out an investigation and found no signs of smoke or fire coming from the washing machine. The false alarm was believed to be caused by overheating.
19:47 Balne, Selby A crew from Selby responded to a report of an alarm activation at a commercial premises. This was found to be a false alarm believed to be caused by a fault on the system.
20:19 Osmotherly Crews from Northallerton and Ripon responded to a report of a sheep stuck in mud and reeds at the side of a reservoir. On arrival of crews, the sheep had managed to self rescue from the mud but was extremely fatigued. Crews moved the sheep from the side of the reservoir back to the moor where it ran off seemingly unharmed.
20:47 Staxton, Scarborough Crews from Sherburn and Scarborough responded to a report of a smell of smoke in a property following a spark from a plug socket. Crews carried out a thorough investigation and found no signs of fire or heat damage but found all of the downstairs sockets in the property had tripped on the fuse board. Crews advised the occupants to contact an electrician to carry out checks before using the plug sockets.
23:40 Kings Staith, York Crews from Acomb and York responded to a report of a female in the river. On arrival, crews located a female in her 20s who had entered the river but had been pulled out onto a stationary canal boat by a member of the public. Crews transferred the female onto the fire service boat to transport her to a location with easier access to the bank side. The female was left in the care of ambulance crews undergoing an assessment before being transported to hospital for precautionary checks.
00:41 Fawcett Street, York Crews from York and Acomb responded to a report of a smell of gas in a residential property. This was found to be a false alarm, detection equipment was used to locate the source of the smell but nothing was found. advice given to the occupants of the property.
01:58 Londonderry A crew from Bedale responded to a report of an alarm activation at commercial premises. This was found to be a false alarm believed to be caused by a fault on the system.
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