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  • Staff evacuated from pizza factory following blaze

    20 Apr 2012

    More than 400 staff had to be evacuated from a pizza factory yesterday morning (19th April) after a blaze broke out at the Harrow site. Fire crews were called to the ...


  • Fire chiefs deny manslaughter of colleagues who died in warehouse blaze

    20 Apr 2012

    Three Warwickshire fire service managers have pleaded not guilty to charges relating to the death of four firefighters who died in a warehouse blaze in 2007. Station manager Timothy Woodward and ...


  • Salisbury Cathedral at risk following fire budget cuts

    19 Apr 2012

    Cuts made to Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service's budget could increase the risk of a fire causing damage to Salisbury Cathedral, it has been revealed. As part of the proposed changes ...


  • Pub on site of Robert Burns's school destroyed in blaze

    19 Apr 2012

    A pub on the site of Scottish poet Robert Burns's school was destroyed in a blaze yesterday (18th April). More than 30 fire safety officers were called to the Souter Johnnie's ...


  • Fire hits disused Gloucestershire youth club

    18 Apr 2012

    Fire crews in Gloucester have tackled a blaze which broke out in a disused youth club last week. Firefighters were called to the Stonehouse Youth Centre on Friday afternoon (13th April) ...


  • Fife community centre damaged in blaze

    18 Apr 2012

    A community centre in Fife has been damaged after a fire broke out in the premises late last night (17th April). Fire crews were called to the Bowhill Club on Station ...


  • Scarborough Council closes flats over fire safety concerns

    18 Apr 2012

    Scarborough Borough Council has closed down a block of privately-owned flats due to their dangerous conditions and poor fire safety provisions. The council's environmental health officers made the decision on April ...


  • Nottingham factory evacuated following blaze

    17 Apr 2012

    Around 40 people had to be evacuated from a factory in Nottingham after a fire broke out in an oven duct. Crews were called to the two-storey Fresh Cut Limited in ...


  • Fire-hit Glasgow warehouse to be demolished

    17 Apr 2012

    A warehouse in Glasgow is set to be demolished after suffering irreparable damage in a fire last week. Fire crews were called to Alfa Wholesale Cash and Carry in the Finneston ...


  • Crews tackle blaze at Edinburgh pub

    17 Apr 2012

    Fire crews have tackled a blaze which broke out in a pub in Edinburgh yesterday evening (16th April). Around fifty firefighters were called to the Volunteer Arms in Leith Walk just ...