A garden fire spread and burned a large hedge at Rodley (Image: UGC)
A LARGE hedge caught fire at a home near Rodley roundabout this afternoon.
Stanningley Fire Station was called at 1pm to the house on Horsforth New Road to a report of a hedge fire.
A spokesperson for Stanningley Fire Station said: "There was a controlled burning of garden waste and then the wind caught it and it spread to the hedge."
A section of conifer hedge six metres long and three feet tall was burned out.
The spokesperson also warned people to take care when burning garden waste.
He said: "If you're burning garden waste give enough space because when the wind gets up, which it can at the drop of a hat, it can cause a fire to spread quickly."
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