- Home
- Consultants
- Events
- About Us
- All News
- All Articles
- Contact Us
- Job Vacancies
- Fire Safety
- CV's
- Fire Safety Links
- Fire Protection & Equipment
- Fire Brigade Welfare Information
- Whats New In Fire Science
- National & International
- UK Associations, Societies etc
- International Associations
- UK Government Establishments
- Other Sites of Interest
- Fire Related Lists
- On Line Fire Related Ezines
- On Line Fire Related Graphics
- On Line Software
- Public Information
- Fire Safety At Home
- Health and Safety
- History
- Legislation
- Operational
- Directory
- Letters To The Editor
Forum Links
Quick Search
News Archive
- FireNet News Archives
- Aircraft Crashes
- UK Train Crashes
- Shipping Disasters
- Feb 2016
- Jan 2016
- Dec 2015
- Nov 2015
- Oct 2015
- Sep 2015
- Aug 2015
- Jul 2015
- Jun 2015
- May 2015
- Apr 2015
- Mar 2015
- Feb 2015
- Jan 2015
- Dec 2014
- Nov 2014
- Oct 2014
- Sep 2014
- Aug 2014
- Jul 2014
- Jun 2014
- May 2014
- Apr 2014
- Mar 2014
- Feb 2014
- Jan 2014
- Dec 2013
- Nov 2013
- Oct 2013
- Sep 2013
- Aug 2013
- Jul 2013
- Jun 2013
- May 2013
- Apr 2013
- Mar 2013
- Feb 2013
- Jan 2013
- Dec 2012
- Nov 2012
- Oct 2012
- Sep 2012
- Aug 2012
- Jul 2012
- Jun 2012
- May 2012
- Apr 2012
- Mar 2012
- Feb 2012
- Jan 2012
- Nov 2011
- Oct 2011
- Sep 2011
- Aug 2011
- Jul 2011
- Jun 2011
- May 2011
- Apr 2011
- Mar 2011
- Feb 2011
- Jan 2011
- Dec 2010
- Nov 2010
- Oct 2010
- Sept 2010
- Aug 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
Archive for August 26th 2012
The day Parliament burned down
- News Item
- August 26, 2012
In the early evening of 16 October 1834, to the horror of bystanders, a huge ball of fire exploded through the roof of the Houses of Parliament, creating a blaze so enormous that it could be seen by the King and Queen at Windsor, and from stagecoache...
Police save man and child from house fire in Lisburn
- News Item
- August 26, 2012
A man and a two-year-old child have been rescued from a house fire by a passing police patrol in Lisburn.
Two police officers noticed the fire as they passed the house on the Hillhall Road at about 02:30 BST on Sunday.
They forced their way inside an...
12 cars and caravan set on fire in Kinmel Bay
- News Item
- August 26, 2012
A dozen cars, a caravan, a van trailer and two shipping containers of tyres were set on fire deliberately at an outdoor storage area in Conwy county.
North Wales Fire Service said investigators believed the arson attack happened in St Asaph Avenue, K...
Fire at Fawler Manor destroys part of roof
- News Item
- August 26, 2012
Eighty firefighters have battled a blaze which "spread rapidly" across the roof of an Oxfordshire manor house.
Fire crews from Berkshire and Oxfordshire were called to Fawler Manor, near Wantage, at 15.25 BST on Saturday after the family living there...
Venezuela: Chavez orders Amuay refinery blast probe
- News Item
- August 26, 2012
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has ordered an urgent investigation to find the cause of a huge explosion at the country's biggest oil refinery.
The death toll after the blast at the Amuay plant in Falcon state, in the north-west of the country, has...
Knighton and Beguildy crash woman helped free from car
- News Item
- August 26, 2012
Fire crews were called to help after a car crashed on the B4355 road Powys early on Saturday morning.
Mid and West Wales Fire Service said a woman had to be released from her vehicle after it crashed between Knighton and Beguildy at 04:45 BST.
No oth...
Fire crews tackle Walthamstow warehouse blaze
- News Item
- August 26, 2012
More than 70 firefighters have tackled a warehouse blaze in east London that threatened to spread to neighbouring buildings.
In total 15 fire engines were sent to Hookers Road, off Blackhorse Lane in Walthamstow, at 03:37 BST.
By 12:00 BST, the fire ...
Pensioner dies in blaze at house in Downpatrick
- News Item
- August 26, 2012
A pensioner has died in a fire in Downpatrick, County Down.
The blaze took hold in the Bridge Street area of the town at 06.35am on Saturday.
The woman who died was in her 70s. The police have not yet released her name.
The fire is not being treated ...
M4 crash: Three in hospital after lorry and car collide
- News Item
- August 26, 2012
Three people, including a baby, have been taken to hospital following a crash on the M4 on Saturday morning.
South Wales Fire Service said a car and lorry collided westbound between junctions 36 and 37 (Sarn and Pyle).
Firefighters had to use special...
Huge blast stops Venezuela's main oil refinery Amuay
- News Item
- August 26, 2012
A huge explosion at Venezuela's biggest oil refinery has killed at least 26 people and halted production for two days, officials say.
At least 80 people were also injured in the blast which started a fire at the Amuay plant in Falcon state in the nor...