Shankill bonfire: Belfast terraced houses gutted in fire
Two terraced houses have been gutted and one damaged close to a bonfire in the Shankill area of Belfast. Fire fighters said […]
Landlord who crammed 28 tenants into terraced house fined
Fire safety failings found A landlord from Stoke Newington, London, has been ordered to pay a £20,000 fine after cramming 28 tenants […]
US orders recall of 500,000 hoverboards over fire risks after batteries explode
More than 500,000 hoverboards are being recalled after dozens of reports of fires and spewing smoke. There have been 99 reports to […]
HMO landlord hit with fine after fire safety failings
Man ordered to pay £5,000 A landlord of a house of multiple occupation in Stafford has been ordered to pay £5,000 in […]
Landlord admits to 7 charges under Fire Safety Order
Man ordered to pay nearly £3000 fine A landlord from Ormskirk, Liverpool, has been handed fines totalling almost £3000 after admitting to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Fire crews tackle large fire at Lancashire sawdust mill
Up to 90 firefighters have been tackling a “major fire” at a sawdust mill in Lancashire. The blaze started about 09:00 BST […]
Greece, UK and Israel help tackle deadly forest fire in Cyprus
Aircraft from Greece, the UK and Israel have joined efforts in Cyprus to tackle one of the country’s largest forest fires in […]
‘Faulty tumble dryers cause three fires a day and must be recalled’, fire services warn
Faulty and potentially deadly tumble dryers must be urgently recalled, fire authorities have said, as new figures show three fires a day are […]