A firefighter is calling on people to dispose of household items properly after a Guildford woman was found burning mattresses in her back garden.
A fire crew from Guildford fire station were called to Homestall, in Park Barn, at around 12.30am on Friday April 18 where the woman was attempting to burn an array of items she had arranged into a small bonfire.
The fire was quickly extinguished and the woman told of more appropriate ways to dispose of items in the future.
Crew commander Dominic Spooner advised members against trying to burn unwanted household items.
"A lot of items let out some horrible gases," he said. "It's a lesson to take things to a waste disposal site, or people can call the council and get them to take things away."