Firefighters extinguish early morning fire behind Natty's Jerk in Portsmouth believed to be caused by flicked cigarette

One crew from Southsea Fire Station were deployed to quench the flames behind Natty’s Jerk food shack, near Commercial Road.

Emergency personnel arrived just after 2am, using a hose reel jet to put out a stack of burning pallets.

Crew manager Haswell believes it was started accidently.

He told The News: ‘There was a small fire behind Natty’s Jerk pop up shop.

‘A small pile of refuse pallets, and general debris, set alight.

‘We had to use a ladder to get over the gate.

‘We’re not quite sure what caused it, but we got the fire out with a hose reel jet, and it didn’t spread anywhere else.

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‘It’s possible that a cigarette may have been flicked over.

‘I doubt someone jumped over the gate to start a fire, I believe it was accidental.

No one was reported injured, and the stop message was given at 2.40am.