Man suffers severe burns in car fire
A man was seriously injured in a car fire in Cassanos on 18th March.
Firefighters from March attended the incident on Abbeygate Court, near Cassanos at around 9pm. On arrival they found a man with severe burns lying next to the car
A spokesman for the police said: “The man was taken to Hinchingbrooke Hospital with serious, but not life-threatening injuries, and has since been moved to a burns unit at a hospital in East Grinstead, Sussex. We are carrying out a joint investigation with the fire service and are keeping an open mind as to how the fire started. Details are still very sketchy and we are keen to speak to the man who was injured.”
It is not known what caused the fire and an investigation will be carried out.
Serious injuries in Croydon Police Station explosion
Around 50 firefighters, three ambulances and an air ambulance helicopter attended an explosion at Croydon police station at 11.20am Tuesday March 20. Fire fighters from 10 crews fought for around 2 hours to prevent the fire spreading.
Tej Ajimal from the London Fire Brigade said: “Crews worked hard to bring the fire under control and managed to contain it to the basement area and stop it from spreading to the rest of the police station.”
Four contractors from Vinci Construction UK were working in the basement at the time of the blast. One of the men was airlifted to a specialist unit at the Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford suffering from severe burns and a second man was taken to St George’s Hospital with burns to his face and arms.
Several others received treatment for minor burns and smoke inhalation.
A spokesman for the police said that the explosion happened in the basement firing range which had been decommissioned during the current refurbishment.
A spokesman for Vinci Construction said: “Vinci Construction UK is gravely concerned about the welfare and safety of the construction workers and others affected by this incident and has been working with all emergency services throughout the day to secure the scene of the incident. We are working with the HSE in their ongoing investigation to understand the cause of the explosion.”
Chief Superintendent, Dave Musker said: “Seven people have been injured and five have been taken to hospital. While two are thought to be seriously injured. We want to reassure the public we continue to provide fully operational services to the community of Croydon. Our thoughts and wishes are with those injured.”
Health and Safety Executive are investigating the cause of the incident.
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 the building. Firefighters gained access to the premises using specialist cutting equipment and crews ventilated the premises. The blaze was tackled using a combination of dowsing the flames from above… and traditional methods on the ground. Firefighters worked extremely hard to contain the fire to the unit of origin and did a sterling job in stopping the fire from spreading to the neighbouring two units.”
An investigation into the cause of the fire will be carried out. Initial findings show that it may have been started deliberately.
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 states that you:
‘must make a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks to which relevant persons are exposed’
This means that all companies as a first point in their Fire Safety must complete a Fire Risk Assessment. This must be carried out by a competent person, who is trained to perform risk assessments.
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 but the firemen would not let her anywhere near. The neighbours told us when the firemen brought him out they would not even let the paramedics near him. They could only see his hands and they had all marks on them.”
The couple had lived at the house for about four years and have a young son.
Mr Shafiq added: “Saima is with her mother right now. She can’t get her head around what’s happened. The boy keeps asking for his daddy. She has been to the police station to talk to officers but none of us know what’s happened. They have told us it’s not just a fire death. There is more to it. They said there are circumstances they want to look at but we don’t know what they are. We have not been allowed back in the house and we have not been allowed to see him.”
Huge fire at Blackpool nightclub
Firefighters from Preston, Lancashire were drafted in to help tackle a large scale fire at a nightclub on the Fylde coast.
The crew of five travelled to Blackpool with their fire engine while crews from the resort tackled the fire at the Trades club in Chadwick Street which started at around 4am on 31st October.
Local residents were forced to evacuated and spend the night in emergency accommodation.
A spokesman for the fire service said: “Unfortunately a lot of the evidence on how the fire started has been destroyed in the demolition of the first floor to make the building safe for residents. However, police are looking at CCTV and talking to people in the area to find out how it started.”
An investigation is now underway but initial thoughts are that the fire may have been started deliberately.