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A dog poo bin blaze was seemingly started by a gang of youths seeking a buzz last night.

A dog walker stumbled across the group who she believed had set the red waste bin on fire.

Sue Probert, 51, lives in Glen Parva and was out walking her dog yesterday with her husband when they saw a plume of smoke at around 7pm.

"We went to take our dog for a walk by the Glen Parva Manor and we got to the bridge on Westminster," she said. "We were going over the bridge on the other side of the slope when my husband said 'what's that'?

"He had seen smoke on the other side of the bridge."

The couple walked round to inspect what was happening and said they saw "at least six lads" stood around a dog waste bin that was ablaze.

"I asked them what they were doing, and they said 'it smells nice', I said 'really?'

"Then the lairy one said 'It's funny, dog poo gets you high'.

"I said 'see that camera, smile for it, you're all on it really clear' - there isn't a camera there but it worked."

Following this she said the youths ran off - one of them shouting "love you" as they left, leaving the bin and its post on fire.

Minutes later the fire had gone out however, so Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service were not called.

The incident has been reported to Leicestershire Police.

There is no evidence to suggest inhaling fumes from dog waste can get you high.

However there have been incidents reported where people have set fire to plastic bins, inhaling the fumes.

This can be highly dangerous due to the toxicity of the fumes given off from plastic when it is burnt and has led to warnings being issued by other police forces in the UK.

The fire-damaged bin in Glen Parva appears to be made of metal.