After a fire started at a hotel in Cumbria police have treated it as arson and have now arrested two men in connection with the blaze. The Cumberland Hotel in Wokington was set alight on friday night around 9pm and fire crews were called to the scene. An elderly lady had to be rescued from […]
Hostel Fire
April 11, 2010 by
A hostel for the homeless needed to be evacuated in Glasgow on friday when a major fire broke out in a nearby building. Over forty fire fighters attended the scene of the blaze on friday night after the fire started about 11pm in an empty building on Paisley Road. By saturday morning the fire had […]
Fire At Malvern College
April 11, 2010 by
A major inferno broke out at a public school in Worcestershire and an administration building at the site has been completely destroyed. The fire began at around 3am on saturday at Malvern College and sixteen fire engines rushed to the scene of the incident. Luckily the students who reside there are on their easter break […]
Flat Fire in Shoreditch
April 11, 2010 by
The fire brigade have been called to a fire at a block of flats in Shoreditch, East London on friday after the alarm was raised by residents. The fire began at about 6pm on the 14th floor in a five room flat on Mora Street. All the residents on the five floors above were safely […]
Pub Arson Attack
April 11, 2010 by
A pub on the outskirts of the world famous Aintree race course caught fire Friday and is now being treated by police as a possible arson attack. Fire crews were alerted at 4am and rushed to the scene of the the Blue Anchor pub on School Lane, Aintree. One woman at the pub was taken […]
Man Rescued in Fire
April 11, 2010 by
After a fire in a bin store by a block of flats in Staffordshire, a man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries. Ambulance crews discovered the unconcious man who is described as ‘elderly’ as smoke billowed from one of the flats. Fire fighters rescued the man and he was treated for smoke inhalation […]
Allotment Fire
April 8, 2010 by
The fire brigade in Cleveland were called to a blaze at allotments on Chester Road. The fire began tuesday evening and has caused the owners hundreds of punds in damages to the site. A couple of outbuildings and a greenhouse were alight when the fire service arrived at the scene as they then proceeded to […]
Fall in Fire Related Deaths
April 8, 2010 by
Good news today as the fire service in South Yorkshire released figures showing that fire related deaths in the county have fallen. The death rate is down from nine in 2008 to 2009 to five in 2009 to 2010. The number of people injured in accidental home fires had also fallen in the same period […]
Fire Engines to be Fitted With CCTV
April 8, 2010 by
Attacks on fire fighters has increased since 2005 and so the service has now begun to install CCTV on the fire engines in an effort to reduce attacks and improve conviction rates. The cameras will help to detere attackers and the recordings are used as evidence in police investigations and court cases. It is a […]
A43 Closed Due to Lorry Blaze
April 7, 2010 by
Due to a lorry catching fire on the A43 today drivers are now facing major delays. The vehicle caught alight near Weldon, Corby in an area between the A427 and the A6086. Fire crews tackled the blaze and the three fire fighting crews had to close a lane in either direction which caused the delays. […]
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