Lancashire Firefighters Urge Pupils To Stop Burning Textbooks Students

Students were burning their textbooks, causing three fires in one night in Preston last week. Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service urged pupils to donate or sell their textbooks instead of burning them. A representative encouraged students to earn money by selling their books instead of setting them on fire. Subscribe to First Edition, our free daily newsletter – every morning at 7am. BST Along with a picture of a fireman putting out the fire, they posted: ‘Each time we found GCSE books burning in different locations. Celebrate the end of school by all means, but how about making a little money selling them?” In a similar post on Twitter, the fire service said: “Firefighters in Preston have responded to a number of reports of GCSE book burning recently. There are better ways to complete your exams! We recommend donating, selling or simply recycling books you don’t want.” Firefighters in Preston have responded to a number of calls recently regarding the burning of GCSE books. There are better ways to celebrate completing your exams! We recommend donating, selling or simply recycling books you don’t want. #FireSafety #Preston pic.twitter.com/8tFxdE17Jc — Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service (@LancashireFRS) July 3, 2022 Millions of 15 and 16-year-olds finished their exams earlier this month and split up for an extended summer break. Book burning has become a tradition for many students finishing their exams. In 2019 a group of teenagers in Bolton accidentally set fire to a kiosk when burning their textbooks after their final GCSE exams. The same happened in Wolstanton in north Staffordshire that year, when firefighters found charred notebooks – with names still visible – among the wreckage.

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Students were burning their textbooks, causing three fires in one night in Preston last week. Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service urged pupils to donate or sell their textbooks instead of burning them. A representative encouraged students to earn money by selling their books instead of setting them on fire. Subscribe to First Edition, our free daily newsletter – every morning at 7am. BST Along with a picture of a fireman putting out the fire, they posted: ‘Each time we found GCSE books burning in different locations. Celebrate the end of school by all means, but how about making a little money selling them?” In a similar post on Twitter, the fire service said: “Firefighters in Preston have responded to a number of reports of GCSE book burning recently. There are better ways to complete your exams! We recommend donating, selling or simply recycling books you don’t want.” Firefighters in Preston have responded to a number of calls recently regarding the burning of GCSE books. There are better ways to celebrate completing your exams! We recommend donating, selling or simply recycling books you don’t want. #FireSafety #Preston pic.twitter.com/8tFxdE17Jc — Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service (@LancashireFRS) July 3, 2022 Millions of 15 and 16-year-olds finished their exams earlier this month and split up for an extended summer break. Book burning has become a tradition for many students finishing their exams. In 2019 a group of teenagers in Bolton accidentally set fire to a kiosk when burning their textbooks after their final GCSE exams. The same happened in Wolstanton in north Staffordshire that year, when firefighters found charred notebooks – with names still visible – among the wreckage.