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Fire at Swansea factory expected to burn for weeks

A fire at a factory in Swansea which started on 16th June could take weeks to extinguish. The fire broke out at the former Mettoys factory in Fforestfach. The site is used to store shredded tyres. It...

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Historic Dunstable pub destroyed in arson attack

A thatched pub in Dunstable has been destroyed in a suspected arson attack. The Norman King pub in Church Street, Dunstable started at around 00:15 on Thursday. The thatched building was undergoing...

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Two people die in Hastings caravan blaze

Two people have died in a caravan fire at Combe Haven holiday park in Hastings. When firefighters arrived at the blaze at around 10pm on 13th August, the couple, both in their 40’s were unconscious. A...

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Man rescued from house as sofa goes up in flames

A man was rescued from a fire at his home after a passer-by and a policeman jumped in to help. Taffy Prosser and Sergeant Carl Jones helped the man escape from his flat in Grenville Road, Dines Green,...

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Christmas Day takeaway fire

A fire broke out at a Bridgewater takeaway on Christmas Day. Several nearby homes were affected and many occupants chose to evacuate. One woman required treatment for smoke inhalation. The fire broke...

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Historic 17th century thatched barn destroyed in fire

A large blaze has destroyed a historic 17th century thatched barn in Denchworth, South Oxfordshire. Local residents described the blaze that broke out at around 3am on 11th March as “horrific”. 70...

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Blaze at Ironworks site set to burn for several days

A huge fire broke out at around 10.30pm on Saturday 15th September at an Ironworks company in Stanton near Ilkeston. 60 firefighters battled the blaze at the property which contained over 7000 tonnes...

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4 year old girl suffers 60% burns after clothes are set alight by gas fire

A four-year-old girl is fighting for her life after she was severely burnt by a gas fire at her home in Bury, Greater Manchester. The 4 years old suffered around 60% burns to her face and body after...

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South Yorkshire fire service misses response time target

It was announced earlier this week that South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue has never met its own time target for responding to emergencies, according to fire authority figures. The Fire Brigades Union...

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Lincolnshire smoking fire deaths prompt warning

New fire service figures have been released and it has been revealed that cigarettes caused every fatal house fire in Lincolnshire in 2012. Although the figure of accidental dwelling fires fell to 212...

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