Guernsey’s firemen had to put out a fire on Cobo on Wednesday night.

No one was hurt and there was no “wider risk to the public” but Matthew Roger, the Head of Operations at Guernsey Fire & Rescue Service, said it was a timely reminder to everyone to be more careful and cautious and to follow established rules around beach fires.

“Fire crews were called to a small fire on Cobo beach at 9:35pm (on Wednesday) night. One appliance attended quickly extinguishing and clearing the fire debris. There were no injuries and no wider risk to the public.

Pictured: Photos of a fire were widely shared on social media.

“While the specific cause of this fire is not known, we would remind people to follow the Beach Code, beach barbecue and contained fire safety advice, particularly as we move into the summer months.”

The Beach Code includes a set of rules mandated by the States and common sense.

This includes rules around when barbecues can be lit on Guernsey’s beaches and how many people can attend a gathering around a barbecue without permission being needed.

Pictured: The Beach Code can be read in full at gov.gg.

Other rules include only lighting a small fire in a bowl or bucket, and keeping a container close to hand to collect seawater to extinguish a fire or barbecue.

Any fires or barbecues should only be lit “below the high tide mark, at least 4m away from any vegetation and away from shingle” and “in a spot where smoke won’t disturb other people”.

Pictured: Coastal bins have been melted by carelessly discarded barbecues in the past (file image).

Any barbecues, embers, and surrounding sand should be doused in water until they are cold.

The remnants of any beach barbecue should be taken home or disposed of after they have cooled.