The fire brigade in West Sussex were called to a fire in a flat in Brighton Road, Lancing, West Sussex at around 2.20am. The fire was extinguished quickly and an investigation is now underway into its cause. The blaze broke out in the hallway and initial indication are that it was started deliberately. Two residents […]
Fire In Kitchen Closes School
April 1, 2010 by
A school in Birmingham has been closed due to a fire breaking out in its kitchen. Aston manor school in Philips Street was attended to by two fire crews at 6am after the fire broke out. They managed to bring the fire under control and confine it to an area in the kitchem approximately 10m […]
Plans for Fire Control rooms Condemned
April 1, 2010 by
The government plan to replace around 46 fire control rooms in England with nine new regional centres has been condemned by MP’s as poorly executed and badly managed. They have warned that the plans will put the future of the fire service and its efficiency at risk. So much money has been spent on the […]
First It Was Coffee, Now It’s A Chicken Sandwich
March 31, 2010 by
Everyone has heard about the poor lady who was severly burned by a coffee in Macdonalds that was too hot. Its a story that often elicits a laugh or two but do remember the 79 year old lady was actually badly burnt and hospitlised. Would you laugh it was your gran? Anyway, she succesfully sued […]
Fire Fighters USA
March 31, 2010 by
Did you know that in the United States of America around one hundred fire fighters lose their lives each year in the line of duty? Add to this the fact that tens of thousands of them are also injured whilst tackling fires and saving lives. Thats one dangerous job. In recent years the number of […]
Nottingham Fire being Investigated
March 31, 2010 by
A building in Nottingham which was severley damaged by a fire is now the scene of an investiagtion by the police and fire service. It took six fire fighters to tackle the blaze and they had to wear special breathing aperatus in order to enter the three storey building in Jennison Street. Thankfully no one […]
Farm Shop Fire – Homes Evacuated
March 31, 2010 by
Over sixty fire fighters are tackling a blaze at a garden centre and farm shop in Hampshire. There are 10 fire engines at the scene of the inferno at County Market in Kingsley. The emergency services have indicated that one person has been treated for smoke inhalation and that thnakfully no one else has been […]
Flats Evacuated Due To Fire
March 30, 2010 by
Fire fighters were called to a block of flats in Northampton on Monday night after they caught alight. Luckily no one was seriously hurt in the blaze but it has been reported that three people were treated after the incident for smoke inhalation. Police are treating the fire as suspicious and want anyone in the […]
House Destroyed In Fire
March 30, 2010 by
a house in Milton keynes, Buckinghamshire has been completely destroyed by fire. It took more than twenty five fire fighters to bring the blaze under control. Residents nearby had to leave their homes and be evacuated overnight until it was safe to return. Police and fire fighters are now investigating the cause of the fire. […]
Arsonist Sentenced to Death in Kuwait
March 30, 2010 by
An estranged wife in Kuwait who started a fire at her ex husbands wedding has been sentenced to death today. The horrific incident claimed the lives of 57 women and children last August in al-Jahra. The woman was found guilty of murder by the judge in the case. The fire is considered to be one […]
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