Firefighters were called to a new Stoke-on-Trent pub after one of its parasols caught fire.
One crew from Longton was dispatched to bod in Trentham at around 2.50pm this afternoon following the incident.
The new bar, which occupies the former Natwest bank in Longton Road, only opened on April 29 – the third venue launched by Titanic Brewery under the bod brand after successful ventures in at Stoke station and in Stafford.
A spokesperson for the bar praised the staff, who had extinguished the flames before the arrival of the fire service crew.
Posting on social media, the statement said: "Whilst closed, the power supply to the heaters and lights on our parasols should automatically shut off.
"A visitor inadvertently pressed the power button whilst the parasol was closed due to wind and the safety shut-off did not work, thus causing the parasol to catch fire.
"The team responded quickly and the fire was extinguished, though the fire brigade did still attend as a precaution.
"The power supply to the parasols is now isolated and will remain so until an investigation involving both the fire brigade and our supplier has been completed – to ascertain why the safety shut-off failed."
A Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: "We were called at 2.50pm to bod in Longton Road, Trentham, following reports of an umbrella on fire.
"The fire was out on arrival, but the crew remained to ensure the area was safe."
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