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Fire crews tackle waste recycling plant blaze
05 Aug 2010Crews from Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service have tackled a large fire that broke out at a waste recycling plant in Bolton, underscoring the need for fire risk assessments in commercial premises.
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Hotel fined for fire safety order breaches
04 Aug 2010The importance of accurate risk assessments and staff training in fire procedures has been underlined by the prosecution of a Leicester hotel business, which was slapped with a £40,000 fine for breaching regulations.
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Berkshire Scheme Significantly Reduces False Fire Alarms
03 Aug 2010A scheme launched by the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) last year has managed to reduce the number of false fire alarms that result in unwanted call outs to services by 26 per cent.
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Retirement home fire kills 18 in South Africa
03 Aug 2010The importance of having fire detection and alarm systems, as well as effective evacuation procedures, has been highlighted by the news that 18 people have been killed in a South Africa retirement home blaze.
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Croydon town centre fire engulfs supermarket
03 Aug 2010Several fire engines turned up to tackle a blaze that engulfed and destroyed a Chinese supermarket in Croydon's town centre, alongside a block of flats above the premises.