Cooking eggs over a burning tyre on driveway of home frowned upon by police

A new cooking innovation has been described as “bizarre” and “dangerous” by police in Australia after a group of residents in Moulden, Northern Territory, were caught cooking eggs over a burning tyre on their driveway.

Duty Superintendent Louise Jorgensen said police and firefighters were called to the residence after neighbours reported a “burning smell” and “heavy smoke” coming from the property in Bonson Tce at around 3pm on Sunday.



“(The) Fire Brigade attended and determined that there was a burning tyre in the driveway and the residents were trying to cook eggs over it,” Supt Jorgensen said. “The firies went there and bizarrely people were trying to barbecue over a burning tyre. If you’ve ever seen a tyre on fire you’d know it’s quite a blaze.

“It was bizarre behaviour.” Supt Jorgensen said the group were not charged with any offences. “Apart from the fact that it is unlawful to light fires in urban areas it surely must be recognised that burning rubber is not an appropriate heat source for cooking,” she said. “Or for positive neighbourly relations. And it’s dangerous.”