Firefighters from Camborne Community Fire Station responded to a hoax call about a bin fire outside a shop on Trelowarren Street in Camborne just before midnight on Saturday.
"On arrival at the location given, it was obvious that the call was a hoax. Whilst the fire crew were attending this call they were not available to answer any genuine calls to help people in distress. Potentially, this would have put people in the area at greater risk," Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service said about the incident.
Anyone with information about the hoax call should contact Devon & Cornwall Police on 101, quoting their log number 897 of 16/03/2013.
"On arrival at the location given, it was obvious that the call was a hoax. Whilst the fire crew were attending this call they were not available to answer any genuine calls to help people in distress. Potentially, this would have put people in the area at greater risk," Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service said about the incident.
Anyone with information about the hoax call should contact Devon & Cornwall Police on 101, quoting their log number 897 of 16/03/2013.
