A discarded cigarette is thought to have started a bin fire in Alsager at the weekend.

Firefighters were called to Brookhouse Road at 1.39 pm yesterday (Sunday).

A spokesperson from Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service said: "Firefighters used a hose reel jet to extinguish a bin on fire in Alsager.

"This is believed to have been caused by a discarded cigarette."

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