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Patients evacuated from Gloucestershire hospital following fire
04 May 2012Patients and staff at a hospital in Gloucestershire were evacuated after a small fire broke out in the building yesterday (May 3rd). Firefighters were called to the North Cotswold Community Hospital ...
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Derelict London pub gutted by fire
04 May 2012A derelict pub in London has been gutted after a fire broke out in the premises earlier this week. Fire crews were called to the Rifles pub in South Ordnance Road, ...
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Fire safety failings discovered at London estates
04 May 2012Firefighters and residents have discovered fire safety failings at two estates in London. Last December, the fire brigade discovered a number of problems at council blocks on the West Kensington and ...
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BWF underlines importance of fire doors
03 May 2012The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) has urged building owners, architects and contractors to consider the importance of fire doors. Now in its 15th year, the BWF-Certifire Fire Door and Doorset Scheme ...
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Sprinklers help contain fire at Staffordshire TK Maxx factory
03 May 2012A sprinkler system installed at a TX Maxx factory in Staffordshire helped contain a blaze which broke out at the site yesterday morning (2nd May). Fire crews were alerted to the ...
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Guests evacuated from Somerset B&B
03 May 2012Guests and staff had to be evacuated from a bed and breakfast in Somerset after a fire started in a ground-floor kitchen. Fire crews were called to the property in Dundry ...
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Investigation launched into suspected arson attack at mental health unit
02 May 2012An investigation has been launched to determine the cause of a suspected arson attack at a mental health unit in South Tyneside. Firefighters were called to the Bede Wing mental health ...
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Eight teenagers arrested following Staffordshire warehouse blaze
02 May 2012Eight teenagers have been arrested in connection with a fire which broke out in a warehouse in Staffordshire. Fire crews were called to the Time Square storage facility in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, ...
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Crews tackle blaze at West Lothian scrapyard
02 May 2012Fire crews have tackled a blaze which damaged around 60 cars at a scrapyard in West Lothian yesterday (1st May). More than 50 firefighters were called to Campbells Auto Salvage in ...
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Cambridge takeaway owner fined for fire safety breaches
01 May 2012The owner of a Chinese takeaway in Cambridge has been fined for breaching fire safety regulations. Xueling Teng, owner of the Tang Chinese Restaurant in Napier Street, pleaded guilty to 16 ...
