A fire started at flats in Scarborough in the early hours of saturday and fire crews rescued a 91 year old woman from a first floor balcony. The flats are located on Astoria Court, Esplanade and three other residents were successfully saved by fire fighters at the scene. The property consists of ten flats and […]
Rosepark Care Home Fire Inquiry
April 29, 2010 by
A fire which started in a store cupboard at a care home for the elderly in 2004 and claimed the lives of 14 people is now in its sixth month of an inquiry. The owner of the care home, Thomas Balmer was today giving evidence into the tragic accident that also injured a further four […]
Factory Fire in Warwickshire
April 23, 2010 by
After a fire at a factory in Warwickshire river water is being tested after local fishermen reported many dead fish being found. Abbey Metal Finishing on Weddingtpn Road was attended by fire fighting crews as a two storey building at the site burned. A huge plume of black smoke was seen rising from the scene […]
Hotel Remains Open After Fire
April 23, 2010 by
A hotel with a 3 star rating is to remain open after a fire hugely damaged a leisure block next to it. The blaze began at 5am at the Lamphey Court Hotel and Mid and West Wales fire crews attened the incident. The spa leisure complex was damaged in the fire and six fire engines […]
Cornwall House Fire
April 21, 2010 by
A fire in Cornwall has severley damaged five terraced houses in Holmbush Road, St Austell. The blaze began around 2am and fire crews from St Austell raced to the scene to begin to fight the fire. What caused the house fires is unknown but police and fire brigade officials are now conducting an investigation. Local […]
Living Room Fire Safety
March 13, 2010 by
When it comes to home fire safety people generally only consider the two most obvious solutions. Firstly and rightly so, smoke alarms. It’s a simple fact that all homes need them and optical should be the models of choice if you are really serious about protecting your loved ones. Secondly everyone thinks of kitchens and […]
Google Office Fire In London
August 28, 2009 by
Googles London office near Victoria was the scene of an office fire yesterday as staff were evacuated. The fire is not believed to have been particularly big according to one staff member interviewed, but the entire building was evacuated as a precaution. Google shares the building with other companies. The London Firebrigade sent 4 fire […]
Fire Brigade Crews Fighting Gas Cylinder Fire
August 17, 2009 by
A business estate has been evacuated by the fire brigade as around 30 firefighters battle a fire that has broken out in a workshop. The estate is the Medway City Estate near Strood, and fire crews were called out around 8.30am on Monday morning. When they arrived they found an acetylene cylinder was already on […]
UK Negative Equity Hell For Another 5 Years
August 17, 2009 by
Well, we are deep into the recession now and experts have predicted that it could be at least five years before UK home owners manage to drag themselves out of the dreaded negative equity pit. So it will be interesting to see what house prices will be in about five year’s time from now. It […]
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