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Fire and asbestos close Fife primary school

Following a serious fire last week, a primary school in Fife has been forced to temporarily close after fire crews found asbestos in the walls of the building. The fire started at Tulliallan Primary School last Monday30th August at around 2.40am, in an external wall cavity. Three fire engines rushed to the scene from Dunfermline, using [...]

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South Devon housing association protects tenants with fire safety training

A housing association in Teignbridge has partnered with the local fire service to undergo fire safety training, in order to protect the residents of their buildings. As part of a pioneering new scheme, staff at Teign Housing have now been given the skills to conduct at least a basic fire risk assessment of tenants’ homes. [...]

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Horwich waste recycling plant targeted in third arson attack

A waste recycling plant in Horwich, Greater Manchester has been set alight in what police believe is the third arson attack on the premises in the last few years. The fire, which started at Armstrong’s Environmental Services in the early hours of Tuesday (31st August) morning, caused massive disruption in the local area and firefighters [...]

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Taking care of your fire risk management

Trying to take care of all your legal obligations in addition to actually running the business can prove to be quite difficult for any company owner. If you are unsure what you have to do in order for your organisation to comply with the current fire safety requirements, you can now turn to the specialists [...]

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Birmingham gas cylinder fire forces road closure

It has been reported that residents who lived within a short distance from a gas cylinder fire in Birmingham had to be evacuated from their homes on Tuesday afternoon. All homes in the vicinity of Ken elm Road in Small Heath were emptied by the local council’s Birmingham Resilience Team (BRT) after a blaze broke out [...]

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Fire breaks out in Kidderminster factory

Over 40 firefighters were called to an unoccupied industrial unit in Worcester on Wednesday morning following reports of smoke bellowing from the building. Fire crews from Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue service with eight fire engines attended the scene at Hard Anodising on Firs Industrial Estate, off Oldington Lane just before 8am. Those who witnessed the [...]

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Purchasing the right fire fighting equipment

Every business needs to take fire safety into consideration. This is a legal requirement for an organisation and there are many things that have to be addressed. One of these is getting a suitable number of fire extinguishers. As an employer you are required by law to provide your staff with the necessary fire fighting equipment [...]

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Experts say popular building method may pose fire risk

Following a number of fires in timber frame constructed properties a debate has now been opened as to whether this building method may be unsafe. This traditional form of building construction is currently the most popular method for social housing in the United Kingdom. However, government statistics have only gone on to prove what fire safety [...]

Barn fire confirmed as arson attack

Police have admitted that a blaze at a barn in Sandridge, which was responsible for 70 bales of straw being destroyed, had been started deliberately and they are now calling for anyone with information to come forward. The fire began on Saturday afternoon between 1430 and 1500 at Pound Farm in Sandridge High, Street Hertfordshire. Fire [...]

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Devizes pub fire leaves firefighter injured

It has been reported that a firefighter was taken to hospital for treatment following a large fire in a Wiltshire pub late on Saturday night. Fire crews were called to the Black Horse in Bath Road, Devizes at around 10:30pm where the blaze, which started in the upper level of the building, had now spread to [...]

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