Firefighters were called to St Albans in the early hours of this morning after a dustbin caught fire.
A crew rushed to Batchwood Drive at about 2am.
The residents were asleep and were unaware that their bin was ablaze.
Firefighters remained at the scene for about 15 minutes.
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