Due to a lorry catching fire on the A43 today drivers are now facing major delays. The vehicle caught alight near Weldon, Corby in an area between the A427 and the A6086. Fire crews tackled the blaze and the three fire fighting crews had to close a lane in either direction which caused the delays. […]
Heathland Fire Is Arson
April 7, 2010 by
The heathland area of Longnor in Staffordshire was attended to by around twenty fire fighters on tuesday as they fought a huge fire which is believed to have been started deliberately. With the weather on the day not being dry or hot enough it is known that it was not possible for a discarded lit […]
Woman Killed in leeds Fire
April 7, 2010 by
After a flat fire earlier this week where a 49 year old woman died the local police have now appealed for her relatives to make contact with them. The lady died at her home in Bear pit Gardens, Leeds and her name is Alison Ewing. Some relatives have been tracked down already but police desperately […]
Ashdown Forest Fire
April 6, 2010 by
Around 150 acres of Ashdwon forest caught fire on monday between Duddleswell and Chuck Hatch at around 2.20pm. High winds drove the flames on and caused the fire to spread before fire crews damped down the blaze and brought it under control. Some homes and farms were close to the fire but luckily were not […]
April 6, 2010 by
In the last five years it has been revealed that the fire service has spent around
Arson at School
April 6, 2010 by
A fire is being treated as arson by the police and fire service after a classroom in a West Sussex School was set alight. The blaze started on sunday at West Green Primary School in Crawley and it took the fire brigade an hour to fully extinguish the blaze. They reported the room was being […]
Fire Destroys Workshop
April 6, 2010 by
The fire brigade were called to a blaze on an industrial estate in Milton keynes on monday and spent several hours tackling the blaze before managing to extinguish it. There was a serious risk of gas cylinders on the premises exploding and so nearby roads were closed for safety reasons as the fire service fought […]
Tony Blair Burns Toast
April 5, 2010 by
The home of Tony Blair was the scene of an incident involving the fire service after he burnt his toast and it set off a smoke alarm in the property. The fire brigade responded so quickly to the alarm that they arrived at the ex-prime ministers home before they could be informed that it was […]
Flare Starts Flat Fire
April 5, 2010 by
A flare was pushed through the letterbox of a flat in portsmouth causing a fire in the block. Seven residents were led to safety by the fire service at the block of flats in Hawthorn Crescent, Portsmouth at 10.30am as smoke was seen billowing out from the windows. The local fire brigade and police are […]
Woman Found Dead At Scene of Fire
April 5, 2010 by
The fire brigade in Leeds, West Yorkshire attended the scene of a fire to find the body of a 49 year old lady after. The location at Bear Pit Gardens in the Headingley area of Leeds was the scene of a fire at 11am on saturday. The body was discovered after the fire brigade extinguished […]
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