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Derelict pub fire arson inquiry in Cambridgeshire

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  • September 6, 2010
A fire at a derelict pub in Cambridgeshire was started deliberately, the fire service has said. More than 25 firefighters worked through the early hours at the former Blackfriars Arms in Whitby Street, Wisbech. Four crews were called at 0040 BST and ...

Suspected arson at Grimsby council offices

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  • September 6, 2010
Humberside police are appealing for witnesses after a suspected arson attack on council offices in North East Lincolnshire. Police said a man forced his way into the basement of the Municipal Offices on Town Hall Square in Grimsby at about 0600 BST o...

Woman dies in two-car collision in Bedworth

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  • September 6, 2010
A motorist has died in a collision involving two cars in Warwickshire. The ambulance service, which was called shortly before 2305 BST on Sunday, said the woman was confirmed dead at the scene on Smorrall Lane, Bedworth. The other driver, a man in hi...

Woodland area in Lincolnshire destroyed by fire

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  • September 6, 2010
Firefighters have been tackling a blaze which destroyed land at a Lincolnshire forest. Crews were called to Laughton Forest near Gainsborough at about 2100 BST on Sunday. It took several hours to bring the fire under control, which was believed to ha...

Pigeons die in Milton Keynes arson attack

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  • September 6, 2010
A pigeon loft in Milton Keynes has been set on fire killing all 27 birds inside at the time. Firefighters and police were called after the arson attack in Crispin Road, Bradville, on 1 September. Police, appealing for witnesses, said the owner had sp...

Investigation into Daventry warehouse fire

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  • September 6, 2010
Police and firefighters are investigating the cause of a fire which broke out overnight at a warehouse in Northamptonshire. About 50 firefighters tackled the incident at Stingray RV, which sells and rents motorhomes, at Heartlands Business Park in Da...

Body pulled from river is missing Durham wedding guest

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  • September 6, 2010
The body of a man pulled from the River Wear has been identified as that of a missing wedding guest. Stephen Burn, 26, from Witton Gilbert, was last seen at Durham Rowing Club on 28 August. Durham Police said he left the wedding reception after a row...

Calls for a unified 999 service for Highlands and isles

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  • September 6, 2010
A unified emergency service in which police, ambulance and fire staff share buildings and resources has been mooted for the Highlands and Islands. Highland Council leaders said the new set up could also share budgets and backroom staff. As well as sa...

Glasgow tyre store fire brought under control

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  • September 6, 2010
A major fire at a tyre storage centre on Glasgow's south side has been brought under control. Fire crews are still at the scene of the blaze, a lock-up on Fairly Street near Ibrox. Several streets remain closed off, including Copeland Road, Ibrox Ter...

Firefighters tackle Dumfries and Galloway hay shed fire

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  • September 6, 2010
Firefighters have spent more than 12 hours tackling a large hay shed fire at a farm in Dumfries and Galloway. They were called out to the site at Boreland near Lockerbie at about 1900 BST on Sunday. Dumfries and Galloway Fire and Rescue Service crews...

Two elderly people hurt in crash in Leamington Spa

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  • September 6, 2010
A woman and man aged in their 90s are among three people who were injured in a crash in Warwickshire. Two cars collided in Bericote Road, Blackdown, Leamington Spa, at about 1235 BST on Sunday. One of the drivers, in his 90s, had neck, back and abdom...

Crews tackle Chipping Norton antiques shop fire

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  • September 6, 2010
Fire crews were called to tackle a fire at an antiques shop in Oxfordshire. Four crews were sent late on Sunday afternoon after the fire broke out on the first floor of the Antiques Centre in Station Road, Chipping Norton. No-one is thought to have b...

Explosions heard during Oswaldtwistle mill fire

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  • September 6, 2010
Firefighters were forced to pull out of a fire at a former mill in Lancashire following a series of explosions. About 60 firefighters were called to the listed building in Oswaldtwistle after smoke began billowing from the roof in the early hours. A ...

Forty firefighters tackle Portstewart house fire

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  • September 6, 2010
A fire at a derelict house in Portstewart, County Londonderry, may have been started deliberately, the Fire Service has said. About 43 firefighters tackled the blaze at the three-storey building on High Road which started at about 0300 BST on Monday....

Many feared dead in DR Congo after boats capsize

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  • September 6, 2010
Many people are feared dead in the Democratic Republic of Congo after two boats capsized in separate incidents. One of the boats was carrying up to 300 people when it caught fire on the Kasai river near the border with Angola. Information Minister La...

Ladder climb in memory of Wragby fireman

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  • September 5, 2010
Fire fighters in part of Lincolnshire have held a 24-hour sponsored ladder climb in memory of a colleague. Retained firefighter Chris Swift recently lost his seven-month battle with cancer. Fire fighters from Wragby said they were hoping to climb fou...

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