Firework causes island gorse fire

Firefighters tackled a fire on Jersey's north coast after a wayward firework set undergrowth alight.

A group of friends had been letting-off fireworks, just beyond the car park at White Rock near Rozel, on Thursday at about 2215 GMT.

The blaze, caused by a stray rocket, destroyed about 600sq m (6458sq ft) of gorse land on the headland.

It took seven firefighters, using two jets, nearly an hour to completely put it out.

Dave Dingle, the fire crew manager, urged islander to be "diligent when setting off fireworks".

He said: "Even after a week of heavy precipitation the undergrowth can still easily be ignited by the heat generated from a firework."