The A38 road in Devon is closed after the fire brigade attended the scene of a fire which broke out on a lorry carrying gas canisters. They have set up a safety zone as they dampen down the blaze to avoid explosions. The fire began around 4.30am today on a vehicle carrying out road surfacing. […]
Woman Killed in House Fire
April 12, 2010 by
A fire at a house in Dorset has claimed the life of an elderly lady and injured three others. The blaze broke out at around 6am at the house in the Oakdale area of Poole and police are now investigating its cause. The 76 year old lady died in the fire and an 80 year […]
Grassland Fire in Cornwall
April 12, 2010 by
Beaters have been used to tackle a gorse fire which started on Fridat around 6pm at Pendeen. The fire grew to around 500 meters in length before being extinguished. Fire brigade crews from Bodmin were also called out to a gorse fire at Hawks Tor Downs where the blaze was 40 meters long. Another grass […]
Arson Attack on Car
April 12, 2010 by
Newcastle in County Down was the scene of an arson attack on a car on saturday at around 5am. The blaze started at Bracken Park in the town and was quickly reported to the police by residents. The flames then spread from the burning vehicle and caught a house alight with four residents inside. Thankfully […]
Arrests in Hotel Arson
April 12, 2010 by
After a fire started at a hotel in Cumbria police have treated it as arson and have now arrested two men in connection with the blaze. The Cumberland Hotel in Wokington was set alight on friday night around 9pm and fire crews were called to the scene. An elderly lady had to be rescued from […]
Hostel Fire
April 11, 2010 by
A hostel for the homeless needed to be evacuated in Glasgow on friday when a major fire broke out in a nearby building. Over forty fire fighters attended the scene of the blaze on friday night after the fire started about 11pm in an empty building on Paisley Road. By saturday morning the fire had […]
Fire At Malvern College
April 11, 2010 by
A major inferno broke out at a public school in Worcestershire and an administration building at the site has been completely destroyed. The fire began at around 3am on saturday at Malvern College and sixteen fire engines rushed to the scene of the incident. Luckily the students who reside there are on their easter break […]
Pub Arson Attack
April 11, 2010 by
A pub on the outskirts of the world famous Aintree race course caught fire Friday and is now being treated by police as a possible arson attack. Fire crews were alerted at 4am and rushed to the scene of the the Blue Anchor pub on School Lane, Aintree. One woman at the pub was taken […]
Allotment Fire
April 8, 2010 by
The fire brigade in Cleveland were called to a blaze at allotments on Chester Road. The fire began tuesday evening and has caused the owners hundreds of punds in damages to the site. A couple of outbuildings and a greenhouse were alight when the fire service arrived at the scene as they then proceeded to […]
Fall in Fire Related Deaths
April 8, 2010 by
Good news today as the fire service in South Yorkshire released figures showing that fire related deaths in the county have fallen. The death rate is down from nine in 2008 to 2009 to five in 2009 to 2010. The number of people injured in accidental home fires had also fallen in the same period […]
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