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Smoke alarm alerts neighbour to house fire

A man was taken to hospital after a fire broke out at his home. Fire crews from Great Holm and Bletchley attended the incident at the property in Rushleys Close, Loughton, at around 9.15am on 27th January. Watch Manager Dominic Smith said: “The fire started in the bedroom and we are investigating the cause. The occupier initially [...]

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Man dies in Elsenham house fire

A 36-year old man has died after a fire broke out at a house in Stansted Road, Elsenham at around 10pm on Saturday 28th January. Three crews, from Stansted, Newport and Bishops Stortford took nearly two hours to extinguish the fire which had engulfed the whole property. Firefighters manage to rescue the man from a bedroom but he [...]

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Warehouse fire at Sunderland Industrial Estate

Firefighters attended a fire at a warehouse in Sunderland which started on 26th January. Several business units at the industrial estate off Chaytor Grove in Hendon have been severely damaged. Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service remained at the scene for several hours cooling the site. It is reported that the site has an asbestos roof [...]

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Cambridgeshire woman taken to hospital after fridge catches fire

A woman rescued from a house fire in Cambridge has been taken to Addenbrooke’s hospital with breathing difficulties. Fire crews from Cambridge and Sawston attended the fire at around 8.00pm in Adams Road, off Grange Road in Cambridge. The fire is believed to have started in a fridge that was stored in a cupboard under the stairs. [...]

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Police officers spot industrial estate fire

60 firefighters attended a huge fire in Hampshire after police spotted smoke coming from the Calmore Industrial Estate in Totton. Crews fought the fire which started in a unit which operated as an industrial cleaner, using an aerial ladder platform. Dan Tasker, from Hampshire fire service said: “Upon arrival I could see flames above the roof of [...]

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Water cooler fire causes major disruption at UK Border Agency Office

Firefighters from Croydon were called to a fire at the UK Border Agency building, Lunar House on 19th January. Firefighters found that the fire was coming from a water cooler. One firefighter said: “The water cooler had ignited, it may have been left on or dried out. There was not much damage done and the fire [...]

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Man arrested after driving fuel tanker into house

The driver of a fuel tanker that was driven into a house has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. Police launched a hunt for the 51 year old from Somerset after he left the scene of the accident. It is reported that the driver knew the woman living in the house. The woman was not injured [...]

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Police investigate Kent farm fire

Over 50 firefighters attended a huge fire in Kent on 11th January. At its worst, 10 fire crews battled the fire which broke out in farm buildings near Staplehurst in Kent. Local residents were asked to stay inside and keep all windows and doors shut as a huge plume of smoke spread across the area. A spokesman for [...]

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28 year old man died in suspicious Bradford house fire

An investigation is now underway to determine how a fire which killed a young man in his Bradford home was started. The victim was named as 28-year-old Amjad Hussain. His uncle, Mohammed Shafiq, said: “A neighbour rang Saima at the school where she works and said her house was on fire. She ran all the way down [...]

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Huge chemical spill at paint factory

45 firefighters and eight appliances from Stowmarket, Elmswell, Bury St Edmunds, Ixworth and Ipswich attended an incident at PPG Industries UK paint factory when thousands of litres of flammable solvent leaked from a reactor vessel. Mark Sanderson from Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service said: “Crews have been on site since 2pm and have laid a blanket [...]

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