After a fire erupted at a block of flats in Cornwall on wednesday two elderly residents have been taken to hospital. The fire began in the early hours in Old Hill and a further six people were moved to safety during the incident. Police and fire crews are now investigating the cause of the blaze. […]
Elderly Lady Burned Moving Chair
April 24, 2010 by
An armchair in a home in Essex caught fire friday evening and an 81 year old lady was burned and suffered smoke inhalation effects after moving it into her garden whilst alight. The detatched property in Seafiled Road, Clacton was attended by fire fighting crews and paramedics. The lady was treated at the scene. “A […]
Woman Dies In House Fire
April 20, 2010 by
A 65 year old lady was found unconscious by fire fighters at a house in Suffolk. She dies shortly afterwards. The fire broke out in the properties bedroom at about 5.40am in Bishops Walk, Lowestoft and the alrm was quickly raised. Her next of kin have been informed. The fire and death are being investigated […]
New Sprinkler System for Eurotunnel
April 20, 2010 by
The Eurotunnel is to have a new sprinkler system installed to help fight fires and improve fire safety for commuters. In the event of a fire the new system will use a fine water spray that will prevent the spread of flames by starving the blaze of oxygen. The system has been tested to temperatures […]
Boarding School Fire
April 16, 2010 by
The Kent fire and rescue service have tackled a huge blaze at a prestigous boarding school in Kent today. The Duke of York’s Royal Military School in Dover caught fire around 11.15am and the alarm was quickly raised. The cause of the fire is not yet known but it has been reported that it begun […]
Suspicious House Fire
April 15, 2010 by
A fire which broke out at a house in Wolverhamptoon is being treated as suspicious by the police and fire service. The house was located on Ryecroft Avenue, Penn. The fire was of a considerable size and described as serious by fire fighters at the scene. Thankfully the property was empty at the time of […]
Flat Fire in Shoreditch
April 11, 2010 by
The fire brigade have been called to a fire at a block of flats in Shoreditch, East London on friday after the alarm was raised by residents. The fire began at about 6pm on the 14th floor in a five room flat on Mora Street. All the residents on the five floors above were safely […]
Man Rescued in Fire
April 11, 2010 by
After a fire in a bin store by a block of flats in Staffordshire, a man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries. Ambulance crews discovered the unconcious man who is described as ‘elderly’ as smoke billowed from one of the flats. Fire fighters rescued the man and he was treated for smoke inhalation […]
Fire Engines to be Fitted With CCTV
April 8, 2010 by
Attacks on fire fighters has increased since 2005 and so the service has now begun to install CCTV on the fire engines in an effort to reduce attacks and improve conviction rates. The cameras will help to detere attackers and the recordings are used as evidence in police investigations and court cases. It is a […]
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 […]
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