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THE fire brigade were called to a County Durham market town at the weekend following reports youths had set fire to a barn.
The County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service confirmed they were called to Barnard Castle, just after 6.15pm on Saturday, to an incident.
The incident was less serious than first thought and fire fighters from Barnard Castle extinguished a fire in a metal cage bin at the rear of the Boyes store, in Horse Market.
The bin contained rubbish but is understood not to have gotten out of control.
A spokeswoman for Durham Constabulary confirmed no report was made to the police.
Members of Barnard Castle Town Council discussed the incident last night.
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