Neighbour has just started a fire in garden, it’s not an emergency but can I do anything!l?

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BeesUnicornPot · 11/07/2025 15:17

On one of of very few nice days here in Belfast.

so I don’t think my house is going to catch fire so it’s not an emergency but I can’t sit in the garden without getting covered in ash.

I’ve asked them to stop… it’s actually a builder burning site rubbish.

I don’t think the fire brigade would come for this as it’s highly annoying not life threatening.

I’ve already spoken to him so am I right in thinking there is nothing else I can do?

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Stripeyanddotty · 11/07/2025 15:24

It’s illegal to burn rubbish in Belfast.
Contact the council.

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BeesUnicornPot · 11/07/2025 15:22

Well it’s Northern Ireland so half the country will be having fires but the bonfires are generally ‘safe’.

This is just a random builder cutting down trees and burning rubbish.

hottest day of the year so far😕

I’m gutted as we were having a lovely afternoon in the garden now everything is covered in ash and it’s just annoying

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Anyahyacinth · 11/07/2025 15:21

The fire brigade do turn out if you report it - words of advice and all that. In Yorkshire they have anyway...wildfires danger etc..

caramac04 · 11/07/2025 15:19

They're in the wrong it doubt anyone will enforce regulations. What’s the weather like there? We’ve been advised no bonfires, e very careful with disposable bbqs etc as the grass is so dry. Fire & Rescue might come out if it’s potentially dangerous.

BellissimoGecko · 11/07/2025 15:18

You could ring the non-emergency police number and ask their advice? Doesn’t seem sensible from a heat point of view. Is it legal to burn site rubbish in a domestic garden?

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