FIRE crews have issued a warning after being called out to false alarms caused by smoke bombs.
A number of Dorset residents have been using smoke bombs to fumigate their properties before going out resulting in neighbours calling Dorset Fire and Rescue Service when they have seen the smoke.
Station Manager Charlie Pack, of Dorset Fire and Rescue Service, said: “Householders set off these devices and then leave their properties for a few hours to fumigate it.
“However the neighbours are unaware of the fumigation plan and call the Fire and Rescue Service, thinking the property is on fire.
“If you are carrying out pest control operations in your own home, as a precaution it is advisable to let your neighbours know to avoid false alarms such as this."
The service has attended nine such incidents in Oakdale, Winton, Wool, Old Town (Poole), Southbourne, West Cliff, Westham, Longfleet and Woolland.
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