KILWINNING JOKER ISN'T SUCH A GAS

John Martin Fulton • Published 9 Dec 2009 13:53

A PRANKSTER in Kilwinning phoned the fire brigade to say there were a number of gas cookers on fire at Viaduct Bridge.

The false claim meant the town's fire service had to devote valuable time and resources to attend the incident - one of four malicious calls made over the past four months.

However, the number of hoax calls has decreased dramatically over the period.

Station Commander Gibby Lamont said: "The impact of our ongoing involvement with schools and the local community means these kind of calls have dropped a lot recently."

Read the full article in this week's Irvine Times.

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