Fox rescued and three fires tackled by Luton firefighters

Firefighters rescued a fox trapped in a gate and tackled three garden fires on Sunday (August 30).

At 10.50am, crews from Luton Fire Station were called to Dunstable Road to help free the fox..

The rescued fox. (Picture: Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service)placeholder image
The rescued fox. (Picture: Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service)

Firefighters used small tools to free the animal before taking it back to the fire station, where it was collected by an animal charity.

Later that afternoon, firefighters were called to a garden waste fire in the back garden of a property in Dallow Road at 2.14pm.

At 7.38pm, firefighters attended a large bonfire in the back garden of a property in Bishopscote Road.

A third garden fire was reported on Princess Street at 8.56pm where firefighters found wood and building materials on fire in the back garden of a property.

All garden fires were extinguished, and the causes was reported as accidental.

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