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Archive for October 2010
Firefighters called out 277 times on Halloween night
- News Item
- October 31, 2010
The fire service responded to 277 emergency calls across Northern Ireland on Halloween night.
Most incidents involved gorse, rubbish and bonfires. At one point fire control was handling a call every 90 seconds.
Although there was a slight increase on...
London firefighters' strike to go ahead on Monday
- News Item
- October 31, 2010
A planned eight-hour strike by London's firefighters will go ahead on Monday after 11th-hour talks broke down, the Fire Brigades Union has said.
The FBU and London Fire Brigade had met in an attempt to avert the strike and one set to start on Bonfire...
Burglary probe at fire-hit Lowestoft hotel
- News Item
- October 31, 2010
A Suffolk hotel which suffered extensive damage in a fire could have been broken into shortly before, the fire service has said.
Emergency services were called to the Sunrise Inn in Corton Road, Lowestoft, shortly after 0100 GMT and spent about two h...
Southampton fire crews tackle restaurant blaze
- News Item
- October 31, 2010
About 60 firefighters have tackled a blaze at a Hampshire restaurant during the early hours.
The fire broke out at the Aleha Cuisine in Commercial Road, Southampton, at about 0300 GMT.
Residents living in flats above and surrounding the restaurant, o...
Fireworks thrown at firefighters in Essex
- News Item
- October 31, 2010
Fireworks have been thrown at firefighters in Essex who were responding to a call about fireworks put through letterboxes.
Crews were called to Adelaide Road in Tilbury on Saturday night when fireworks were put through the two letterboxes causing sma...
Man dies in Kintore caravan fire
- News Item
- October 31, 2010
A man has died following a fire in a caravan in Aberdeenshire in the early hours of the morning.
Emergency services received reports of a fire at Hillhead Caravan Park in Kintore shortly after 0100 BST.
Police are still trying to identify the man, wh...
Nightclub evacuated after fire breaks out
- News Item
- October 31, 2010
More than 500 teenagers had to leave a nightclub in Cookstown, County Tyrone after a fire broke out in two buildings on Saturday night.
The alarm was raised at about 2200 BST at the Clubland nightclub.
Six fire appliances were used to bring under con...
Man rescue wife, 87, from fire in Bournemouth
- News Item
- October 30, 2010
A man rescued his 87-year-old wife after an electric blanket caught fire inside their Dorset home.
Gerry Derham heard his wife Doreen crying for help from their bedroom in Western Avenue, Northbourne, near Bournemouth, in the early hours.
The couple ...
New London firefighter strike talks planned
- News Item
- October 30, 2010
Fresh talks aimed at averting strikes by London's firefighters will be held on Sunday, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has said.
It said it would meet with London Fire Brigade (LFB) in a bid to avert an eight-hour strike on Monday and a two-day strike ...
Barn and two buildings destroyed by fire in Andover
- News Item
- October 30, 2010
A barn and two neighbouring buildings were destroyed by fire during the early hours.
Up to 50 firefighters tackled the blaze at St Mary Bourse, near Andover, Hampshire, for almost seven hours after flames spread.
Crews brought the fire under control ...
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