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Huge fire at Spanish Grand Prix

Fire crews have been criticised for their ‘laid back’ response after a fire broke out in a garage at the Spanish Grand Prix. The fire started around 90 minutes after the race had finished. Sir Frank Williams was giving a speech to team members when the thick black smoke was seen billowing from one of the [...]

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Woman dies in County Durham house fire

A 65 year old woman has died after a fire broke out at a home in County Durham. Firefighters attended the fire at Honister Place, in Newton Aycliffe at around 1pm on 14th May. The woman and her 37-year-old son were rescued by fire crews and taken to Darlington Memorial Hospital by ambulance but sadly the woman [...]

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5 people rescued from fire after gas cylinder ignites

Five people are recovering in hospital after a fire broke out at a flat fire in Weston-super-Mare. Firefighters attended the incident on Ashcombe Road on Monday 14th May. It is thought that the fire started when a gas cylinder was being changed on a portable camping stove in a ground floor flat. A woman from that property [...]

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12 cars destroyed in garage fire

A fire which broke out on the afternoon of 6th May has destroyed a car workshop in Walsall. Around 30 firefighters from Walsall, Bloxwich, Willenhall, Wednesbury, Bilston and West Bromwich attended the scene at the Monmore Green Welding Co facility in Birchills at around 1pm. The owner of the garage, Simon Pearson said: “It has taken the [...]

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8 chimney fires spark fire service warning

A series of chimney fires in Devon and Somerset has brought the fire and rescue service to remind people to take extra care when lighting a fire, especially if they have not been used in a while. The area has seen 8 chimney fires in just 10 days. Mike Burroughs, Fire investigation officer said: “With the nights [...]

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3 businesses destroyed in fire

A fire which broke out in a storage yard of a Chorley restaurant destroyed three neighbouring businesses. The fire, which started in a storage yard behind the Amalfi Italian restaurant, destroyed the restaurant, Cash Converters, and a former Bon Marche store. Tony Clements, Fire safety enforcement leader said: “As well as the obvious devastation, the road closures [...]

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Smoke alarm awareness campaign

Fire crews in the West Sussex area are running a campaign to raise awareness amongst the deaf and hard of hearing during National Deaf Awareness Week to ensure adequate smoke alarms are installed in homes. It is thought that around one million adults in the UK have hearing problems which prevent them from hearing regular household [...]

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17 women die in Philippines clothing store fire

A huge fire which broke out in a clothing store in the southern Philippines has left 17 employees dead. All of the victims were women who were sleeping on the top floor of the building when the fire broke out at around 3.55am. Three women managed to escape from the burning room but were initially unable to [...]

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8 teenagers arrested after Longton arson attack

Arrests have now been made after a major fire broke out at a warehouse in Longton. A total of 8 teenagers aged 14 and 15 from Stoke-on-Trent were arrested in connection with the fire and have been questioned by police officers. Seven have been granted bail and one 14 year old is being held in custody. The [...]

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Residents evacuated from Dundee flats fire

A fire broke out in a block of flats in Dundee at around 10.30pm on 25th April. Firefighters quickly evacuated around fifteen people from the flats in Garland Place. The fire spread quickly to the roof of the building but was eventually extinguished at around 6.30am the following morning. Station manager Roy Dunsire said: “The building has [...]

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