Firefighter reminds residents that ashes in composters aren't safe

Published on January 19, 2013; Published on January 19, 2013

Topics :: Truro Daily News

TRURO HEIGHTS - Cobequid District Fire Brigade Chief Charlie Baird reminds people that ashes do not belong in composters.

The Cobequid fire brigade responded to a call on Tidewiew Drive just before 10 a.m. on Saturday. Baird said the fire, which was out when firefighters arrived, was caused by ashes in a composter.

"The neighbours and homeowners knocked it down," Baird told the Truro Daily News of the flames.

"The siding was burnt off one side" of a two-storey home, he added.

The fire crew was on scene for less than an hour.

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