Another care home fined for fire safety failings
£5,000 fine handed out A care home which risked the lives of its vulnerable residents has been ordered to pay fines and […]
Firm fined £40,000 over fire safety breaches including ‘woefully inadequate’ risk assessment at Runcorn care home
Court hears gaps between rooms at Croftwood in Halton Lodge would have allowed fire and smoke to spread putting residents at risk […]
Powerball winner builds state-of-the-art fire station for tiny town of 500 because they saved his father’s life twice
Mark and Cindy Hill won half of a $587 million payout A town in Missouri is celebrating having a new state-of-the-art fire […]
Man arrested as emergency crews tackle fire at block of flats
A man has been arrested after a town centre flat was engulfed in flames on Monday morning. The alarm was raised just after […]
Thirty-five passengers confirmed dead following tour bus fire in central China
Tour bus is thought to have caught fire after a crash on the motorway At least 35 tourists have died after their […]
Restaurant blaze causes traffic chaos as 50 cleared from homes
A restaurant fire caused traffic chaos along the Edgware Road in London last night while 50 people were evacuated from their homes. […]
Singapore Airlines plane catches fire while making emergency landing
Flight SQ368 from Changi to Milan turned back to Singapore two hours into journey after reported engine problem A plane carrying 241 […]
Fire crews tackle huge blaze at historic abandoned Cheshire stately home
A major fire has broken out at the Grade II listed Daresbury Hall in Cheshire. Firefighters were tackling a major blaze in a […]
Crews tackle large fire at Manchester paper factory
Firefighters were tackling a large fire at a paper mill in Greater Manchester. The blaze at the Saica paper factory on Manchester Road […]
Bus and fire engine in rush hour collision in south London
Seven people have been injured after a packed London bus and a fire engine crashed on Thursday at a busy road junction at rush […]
Bank station evacuated at height of rush hour due to fire alert
One of London’s busiest underground stations has been evacuated at the height of rush hour because of a fire alert sparking fresh […]
Fire brigade receives 300 calls as ‘loudest ever’ thunderstorm hits south-east
The fire brigade said it received 300 ‘999’ calls overnight as the “loudest ever” storm hit London and the south-east. Twitter users […]