A fire at a block of flats in Southampton has tragically claimed the lives of two fire fighters who gave their lives to bravely save people trapped in the blaze. Alan Bannon, 38 and James Shears, 35 lost their lives after a fire started at Shirley Towers in Church Street around 8pm on Tuesday evenintg. […]
Heathland Fire Is Arson
April 7, 2010 by
The heathland area of Longnor in Staffordshire was attended to by around twenty fire fighters on tuesday as they fought a huge fire which is believed to have been started deliberately. With the weather on the day not being dry or hot enough it is known that it was not possible for a discarded lit […]
Woman Killed in leeds Fire
April 7, 2010 by
After a flat fire earlier this week where a 49 year old woman died the local police have now appealed for her relatives to make contact with them. The lady died at her home in Bear pit Gardens, Leeds and her name is Alison Ewing. Some relatives have been tracked down already but police desperately […]
Four New Lancashire Fire Stations
April 7, 2010 by
The fire service has announced that new work is beginning on building four new fire stations in Chorley, Fleetwood, Burnley and Blackburn. The works will begin in November 2010 on the first two stations with the next two being built soon after. This is a major boost for fire safety in the county according to […]
Ashdown Forest Fire
April 6, 2010 by
Around 150 acres of Ashdwon forest caught fire on monday between Duddleswell and Chuck Hatch at around 2.20pm. High winds drove the flames on and caused the fire to spread before fire crews damped down the blaze and brought it under control. Some homes and farms were close to the fire but luckily were not […]
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In the last five years it has been revealed that the fire service has spent around
Arson at School
April 6, 2010 by
A fire is being treated as arson by the police and fire service after a classroom in a West Sussex School was set alight. The blaze started on sunday at West Green Primary School in Crawley and it took the fire brigade an hour to fully extinguish the blaze. They reported the room was being […]
Fire Destroys Workshop
April 6, 2010 by
The fire brigade were called to a blaze on an industrial estate in Milton keynes on monday and spent several hours tackling the blaze before managing to extinguish it. There was a serious risk of gas cylinders on the premises exploding and so nearby roads were closed for safety reasons as the fire service fought […]
Tony Blair Burns Toast
April 5, 2010 by
The home of Tony Blair was the scene of an incident involving the fire service after he burnt his toast and it set off a smoke alarm in the property. The fire brigade responded so quickly to the alarm that they arrived at the ex-prime ministers home before they could be informed that it was […]
Flare Starts Flat Fire
April 5, 2010 by
A flare was pushed through the letterbox of a flat in portsmouth causing a fire in the block. Seven residents were led to safety by the fire service at the block of flats in Hawthorn Crescent, Portsmouth at 10.30am as smoke was seen billowing out from the windows. The local fire brigade and police are […]
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