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Archive for August 2010
Hospital evacuated after fire in Coventry
- News Item
- August 28, 2010
Forty patients were taken from Coventry's University Hospital after a small fire broke out in a nearby building.
Nine fire engines attended the scene after the call out on Friday afternoon.
Three wards were evacuated as a precaution while the fire on...
Man hurt in caravan arson attacks in Telford
- News Item
- August 28, 2010
A man has been treated for smoke inhalation after the camper van he was sleeping in was among vehicles deliberately set alight in Shropshire.
Firefighters dealt with five vehicle fires on the Sutton Hill estate in Telford in the early hours.
Craig Ja...
Hundreds of piglets die in fire at Lincolnshire farm
- News Item
- August 28, 2010
More than 500 piglets and about 170 sows have died in the second of two fires this year at a Lincolnshire farm.
Firefighters were called to Northmoor Farm in Caistor Road, Market Rasen, at about 2200 BST on Friday.
It took six crews several hours to ...
Woman taken to hospital after Derbyshire fire
- News Item
- August 27, 2010
A woman has been taken to hospital by ambulance after a fire at a house in a Derbyshire town.
Fire crews from Long Eaton and Highfields station in Nottingham were called to Walton Street in Long Eaton at about 1100 BST.
The fire was out when the crew...
Suspected arson attack on a Strabane farm
- News Item
- August 27, 2010
A Strabane farmer faces a repair bill of thousands of pounds after a suspected arson attack.
A shed and a combine harvester were badly damaged in the fire on Thursday.
Neil Edwards said it happened while he was attending his son's court appearance on...
Man jailed for starting fire at Homebase in Kent
- News Item
- August 27, 2010
A man who started a fire which destroyed a Homebase store at a retail park in Kent has been jailed.
Benny Dighton, 28, carried out the arson attack at the South Aylesford Retail Park on 1 May.
Maidstone Crown Court heard he also started a fire at a B...
Lancashire mill fire 'a second arson attack'
- News Item
- August 27, 2010
Arsonsists are believed to have struck again at a derelict Lancashire mill where a firefighter broke his back responding to a previous attack.
Up to 80 firefighters spent Thursday night tackling the blaze at Albert Mill on Market Street, Whitworth.
L...
River search police recover body near Swansea marina
- News Item
- August 27, 2010
Police have confirmed a body recovered from Swansea's River Tawe is an 18-year-old man believed to have jumped off the city's Sail Bridge.
A major search was launched after reports the teenager entered the water around 0100 BST on Thursday.
Police di...
Portsmouth pensioner rescued from chip pan fire
- News Item
- August 27, 2010
An elderly woman is recovering after being rescued from her home following a chip pan fire.
The blaze started at about 2230 BST in Jervis Road, in the Cosham area of Portsmouth.
Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service dispatched 12 firefighters after being...
London firefighters begin to vote on industrial action
- News Item
- August 27, 2010
Thousands of London firefighters are to start voting on whether to take industrial action in a row over new contracts.
The dispute centres on plans to scrap current working hours and force fire crews to sign new contracts.
The London Fire Brigade Uni...
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