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  • 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 ...


  • Fire hits Kent hotel

    16 Apr 2012

    A hotel in Kent has suffered minimal damage after a blaze started in the basement of the premises over the weekend. Kent Fire and Rescue Service were called to the hotel ...


  • Swindon DIY store damaged in blaze

    16 Apr 2012

    A DIY store in Swindon has been damaged after a fire broke out in a backroom on Saturday morning (14th April). Fire crews were called to Ron's Stores in Rodbourne Road ...


  • UK Fire Service College sale slammed by union

    16 Apr 2012

    The government's decision to sell the UK Fire Service College is "outrageous", according to a union. Earlier this month, fire and rescue minister Bob Neill announced that the college would be ...


  • Fire hits Cornwall school

    13 Apr 2012

    A school in Cornwall has suffered minor damage after fire crews managed to control a blaze at the building this week.  Fire crews were called to Penzance Heamoor School on Bosvenna ...


  • Crews tackle Somerset barn blaze

    13 Apr 2012

    Fire crews have been tackling a blaze which tore through a barn in Somerset. Firefighters were called to the barn at Perry Elm shortly before 7.30pm on Wednesday night (11th April) ...


  • Weymouth chapel gutted in fire

    13 Apr 2012

    A chapel in Weymouth has been gutted after a blaze broke out in the building earlier this week. More than 20 firefighters were called to the Melcombe Regis Cemetery in Westham ...


  • Woman dies following fire at Belfast care home

    12 Apr 2012

    An elderly woman who suffered critical injuries in a fire at a care home in Belfast has died in hospital. The 81-year-old woman was severely burnt in the blaze that broke ...


  • Salford hotel owner pleads guilty to fire safety breaches

    12 Apr 2012

    The owner of a hotel in Salford has pleaded guilty to several breaches of fire safety regulations. Sultan Chaudhry, the owner of the White Lodge Hotel in Cheetham Street West, pleaded ...