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Police called in over ‘malicious’ call to fire service in York

Crews went to a report of a fire in York last night – only to find it was a hoax.

They were called to a home in York at 1.12am.

A North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service spokesperson said: “Crews from Acomb and York responded to a report of a kitchen fire within a domestic premises.

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“This was a malicious call as no fire was found at the address. All details were passed over to police to investigate.”