Fire at Nursery in Chesthunt

After a fire broke out at a nursery in Hertfordshire at around 10.50pm on Saturday night it took eleven fire crews to effectively extinguish the blaze. The fire brigade took four hours to bring the fire under control at the property on Hammond Street, Cheshunt. A tank full of diesel was ruptured during the foire […]

Wandsworth Tower Block Fire

After a fire started in a tower block in south west London the fire brigade managed to rescue two people. The fire began around 11.10am on Sunday at the block on the High Street, Wandsworth. The fire began on the fifth floor of Sudbury House. Fire fighters safely evacuated several residents and stayed at the […]

Surfleet Fire Homes Evacuated

A fire broke out at a flower processing plant in Lincolnshire which caused nearby homes to be evacuated. The blaze began on saturday night at L and D Flowers, Park Lane in Surfleet and the police have reported that during the fire a gas pipe ruptured. this caused them to evacuate the homes close to […]

Fire Threat to Nesting Birds

Moorland fires that have started in Staffordshire are posing a serious threat to nesting birds and could wipe them out. Since the warm weather began there have been five fires and the threat to wildlife is severe according to park rangers. On friday evening another fire erupted at Longnor, near to Leek and fire fighters […]

Flat Fire in Kilburn

A fierce fire that ripped through at flat in north west London caused several families to be evacuated by fire fighters on friday. The fire brigade sent six fire engines to tackle the blaze and around thirty fire fighters. The blaze was finally brought under control by the afternoon but half of the fifth floor […]

Nazeing Industrial Estate Destroyed in Fire

A huge fire broke out at an industrial estate in Essex destroying part of the estate and its buildings. It began on Friday afternoon and fire crews rushed to attend the scene where a storage unit was ablaze. The industrial estate is located on Hoe Lane in Nazeing and it took fire fighters over four […]

Gloucestershire Fire Engines Donated to Chile

The fire and rescue service in Gloucestershire have donated two decommissioned fire engines to Chile. The two Leyland DAF fire engines are to be shipped out to Pitruquen which is a rural community just south of Temuco which is in the centre of the South American country. The last time that the fire service gifted […]

BBQ Users in Guernsey Warned After Bin Fire

After embers left in a bin after a BBQ caused it to burst alight the States of Guernsey have issued a reminder to people regarding etiquette. The fire began on thursday and the local fire service were called to the incident after the bin was destroyed by the fire. The States of Guernsey have warned […]

Town Center Fire in Dartmouth

The historic center of Dartmouth was the scene of a huge blaze on friday 28th May as fire fighters rushed to extinguish it. Eight buildings caugt alight after flames spread for a restaurant where the fire began. Thankfully there were no injuries but several historic Tudor buildings in the Devon town were severley damaged. It […]

Arson At School

The fire service has reported that three sheds were deliberately set on fire at an infants school in Staffordshire. The blaze started at Western Coyney Infant School on West Street, Stoke-on-Trent at 10.20am sunday. The main building next to the sheds only received minor damage in the fire due to heat. The police are now […]