EMERGENCY services were called to a fire caused by a "group of ten" having a barbecue.

Police and the fire service were called to Riverside Park in Llangollen shortly after 5pm to the incident.

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It had been sparked by a group of ten individuals having a barbecue, with a fire sparking which spread to a nearby bench.

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A witness of the incident, wishing to remain anonymous, said: "The bench has been ruined but I just want to say well done to North Wale Police and the fire service for acting so promptly and professionally to deal with the incident."

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A North Wales Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: "A call came in at 5.05pm on Sunday from police for us to come and extinguish a small barbecue fire.

"It had been started by a group of ten people and one crew from Llangollen was sent to the incident."

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