A FIRE started in a needle bin has broken out in a Bangor public toilet.

Crews from Bangor and Caernarfon were called to the incident in Glanrafon on the afternoon of Sunday, March 8.

A spokesperson for North Wales Fire and Rescue said: "We were called to the fire at a public toilet on 2.45pm.

"The suspected cause of the fire is discarded smoking materials placed in a needle disposal bin.

"Crews used a crow bar hammer and a Stanley knife to access the fire - we called a stop at 3.11pm."