Fire report

There was some unruly weather, with winds and storms, on Sunday 9 March and Maldon Fire Brigade 1st Lieutenant (Acting Captain) Bruce Clements reported a small fire in the evening. “There was a call-out for a campfire at the Butts and it was all okay and within the boundaries and within the law (you’re allowed…

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