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Archive for 2013
Teenage mother dies after being found on fire in street
- News Item
- December 30, 2013
An 18-year-old mother has died after she was found on fire in a street in south-west London.
Police and firefighters were called to a level crossing on West Barnes Lane, in Raynes Park, at 01:00 GMT on Sunday.
Scotland Yard said the woman had a young...
Ferry fire on North Sea leads to two arrests
- News Item
- December 30, 2013
Two men have been arrested after a fire on a North Sea ferry led to six people being airlifted to hospital.
A 26-year-old was arrested on suspicion of arson and a 28-year-old was arrested on suspicion of affray.
RAF helicopters winched one passenger ...
Neighbours praised after fire in Mackey Street, Belfast
- News Item
- December 30, 2013
Neighbours who rescued two people from a house fire in the Tiger's Bay area of north Belfast have been praised by the police and politicians.
The fire - being treated as malicious - was discovered at a house in Mackey Street just after midnight on Su...
Woman and child saved from fire in Jersey by smoke alarm
- News Item
- December 30, 2013
A smoke alarm saved the lives of a woman and a child when a fire broke out at their home in Jersey.
The blaze in St John's started in the conservatory and spread to rest of the building.
Paramedics treated an eight-year-old boy and his mother for smo...
Microwave wheat bag causes fire in Melrose sheltered housing
- News Item
- December 30, 2013
Firefighters were called to a sheltered housing complex in the Borders after an overheated microwaveable wheat-filled bag led to a bedroom fire.
The alarm was raised at Priorwood Court in Melrose at about 03:15.
An elderly woman was treated at hospit...
North Sea ferry fire on MS King Seaways prompts probe
- News Item
- December 29, 2013
An investigation is under way after a fire on board a ferry in the North Sea forced it to return to Newcastle.
Police are questioning those on board, while a person suspected of starting the fire was detained by the crew.
RAF helicopters winched two ...
Fire engine skids off road in ice near Coleraine
- News Item
- December 29, 2013
Six firefighters have escaped injury after the appliance they were in skidded off the road into a field near Coleraine.
It happened on the Curragh Road shortly after 06:00 GMT on Saturday. The fire and rescue service said the accident was caused by b...
India train fire 'kills 23' in Andhra Pradesh state
- News Item
- December 28, 2013
At least 23 people, including two children, have died after a fire broke out on a train in southern India, media reports say.
The blaze engulfed a carriage of the Nanded-Bangalore Express while it was travelling through Andhra Pradesh state, rail off...
M11 Christmas Eve crash driver has 'incredible escape'
- News Item
- December 28, 2013
A driver had an "incredible escape" from serious injury when a car was "sliced" in two as it hit a sign on the M11, Essex Fire Service has said.
The vehicle left the road and collided with a large motorway sign at junction 9a near Great Chesterford a...
Claire Tiltman murder: Friends to host charity concert
- News Item
- December 28, 2013
Friends of a Kent schoolgirl who was murdered nearly 21 years ago have organised a concert to remember her and raise funds for charity.
Claire Tiltman was stabbed more than 40 times in an alleyway off London Road, in Greenhithe, four days after her 1...
