After a fire on a river boat on the river Medway a 49 year old man has dies after being rescued. The fire broke out in the early hours of the 9th July beside St Peters Street in Maidstone as fire crews and emergency services rushed to the scene. Fire fighters pulled the man from […]
Mexican Prison Fire Kills 14
May 25, 2011 by
A Mexican prison in the state of Nuevo Leon has been the scene of a fire where it is reported that fourteen inmates have died in the blaze. The prison, in the town of Apodaca was engulfed in flames as the fire destroyed the psychiatric wing causing the roof to totally fall in. Many people were treated for smoke inhalation […]
Fault with Light Causes Hospital Fire
September 13, 2010 by
After a fire which broke out on Thursday at Dundee’s Ninewells Hospital it has been revealed that faulty lighting was the cause. The blaze began in the nurses changing area and a fire alarm panel alerted the authorities quickly. Hundreds of staff as well as patients had to be evacuated as the flames spread. Thankfully […]
Building Site Fire in Basingstoke
September 11, 2010 by
A huge inferno broke out at a construction site in Basingstoke on friday and required more than one hundred fire fighters and specialist vehicles to tackle it. The timber framed block of flats which were under construction were within danger of complete collapse as the fire rages through the block. Other properties nearby were under […]
Fishmead House Fire Woman Rescued
September 8, 2010 by
A lady was rescued from a house fire in Buckinghamshire on Sunday the 5th Sepetember which started in the early hours of the morning. The fire broke out at Fishmead in Milton keynes around 1.50am in a three storey terraced house. The fire service attended the scene and rescued a woman from the blaze who […]
Smoke Alarm Saves Lives
September 1, 2010 by
A smoke alarm has alerted a woman and child at a flat fire which broke out on Thursday morning in Abergele, Conway. Fire fighters attended the scene and brought the fire under control at the flat. It is belived the fire started from a heater that had been left on in the lounge of the […]
Care Home Fire In Russia Kills Nine
August 31, 2010 by
A fire which broke out in the early hours of Monday the 30th August at a retirement home in Russia has claimed the lives of nine people. Investigators have indicated that it was most likely started by one of the residents. Russian police have informed people that an 86 year old resident doused himself in […]
Retirement Home Fire Kills 18
August 3, 2010 by
A tragic fire at a South African retirement home has left eighteen people dead according to the emergency services. Many more have been injured in the blaze which started at the property at 9pm on sunday evening about 30 miles south east of Johannesburg. The home was located in Nigel and so far the cause […]
Wandsworth Tower Block Fire
August 1, 2010 by
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 […]
Nazeing Industrial Estate Destroyed in Fire
June 7, 2010 by
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 […]
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