St Brigid’s Church in Newmains, Lanarkshire, damaged in fire
A Lanarkshire church, built in 1933, has been badly damaged after a fire broke out in its roof. Firefighters found St Brigid’s Parish Church in Newmains’ Westwood Road well alight. Three appliances...
View ArticleMan dies after flat fire in Belfast
Emergency services were called to the top floor flat as a blaze took hold at a property in the University Street area on Sunday night. A 63-year-old man was carried from the blaze by firefighters, but...
View ArticleNewark house blast: Second body found
A second body has been found in the rubble of a terraced house which was destroyed by a suspected gas blast in Newark, Nottinghamshire. Police said continuing searches in the rubble had “revealed” the...
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Thatcham woodland fires suspected arson
Newbury firefighters tackled a suspected arson in woodland on Tuesday afternoon. According to Richard Young, the watch manager of Green Watch at Newbury Fire Station, one pump from Newbury was called...
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Milton Keynes fatal fire: Man held on suspicion of murder released
Thames Valley Police is continuing its enquiries at the scene of a fatal fire in Milton Keynes on Sunday evening A 58-year-old man, arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was found dead, has...
View ArticleWoolhampton tumble drier fire second in two weeks
Firefighters were called to Woolhampton to tackle a tumble drier fire yesterday (Thursday) evening – the second such incident in two weeks. The incident was the second fire caused by an electrical...
View ArticleTate Gallery St Ives fire: Fears over smoke damage
More than 300 visitors and staff were evacuated from one of Cornwall’s most important art galleries yesterday (Monday) after a deep fat fryer caught fire in its kitchens. The blaze at Tate St Ives...
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Fire at Hexham’s Egger chipboard factory under control
A full scale investigation has been launched into a huge blaze at one of Northumberland’s biggest factories. Sixty firefighters from across the North East tackled the blaze at the Egger UK...
View ArticleElderly woman dies in Deptford flat fire
An elderly woman has died after a fire broke out at flats in south-east London. The woman was rescued from the ground floor of a property in Deptford High Street but died at the scene. Another woman...
View ArticleMan found on fire in garden in County Durham
A 30 year old man is being treated for significant burns after he was found on fire in a garden, in the Woodhouse Close estate, in Bishop Auckland, at about 8pm on Sunday. The injured man was taken to...
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