A wildfire in Flintshire last night was caused by an unattended barbecue, the Fire Service have confirmed.
North Wales Fire and Rescue Service tackled the blaze for almost three hours in Talacre on Friday evening.
The service received a number of calls at 8.27pm on August 12 and responded by sending three units.
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One unit attended the scene from Rhyl, one from Prestatyn and there was a wildfire unit from Abergele also in attendance.
Crews remained at the scene until around 23.48pm, at which time the fire had been put out.
A North Wales Fire and Rescue spokesperson confirmed the fire was accidental and it was caused by a barbecue being left unattended.
Approximately 200 sq metres of grass was damaged as a result.
The spokesperson said: "Three units attended the fire, one from Rhyl, one from Prestatyn and one wildfire unit from Abergele.
"The call came in at 8.27pm and was stopped at 23.48pm.
"A barbecue was left unattended, so the cause was accidental."
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