A WARNING has been issued about the dangers of using weed burners after a blaze caused "significant damage" at two addresses in Ellesmere Port. The fire was caused by a homeowner using an electric device to kill weeds at the edge of his garden. The weed burner ignited a wooden fence separating his garden from next door and the flames quickly spread to the neighbour’s wooden shed. The resulting blaze destroyed the fence and the shed. It also spread to the exteriors of both houses as well as to a brick-built shed in the neighbour’s garden. As a result of the significant damage caused to both addresses, firefighters are urging people to be cautious when using such garden gadgets.