News Items for the Month of: October 2007


31st October 2007
Fire crews tackle refinery blaze BBC
Firefighters trial head cameras BBC
Warning over spate of farm fires BBC
Rejected friend set fire to house BBC
Firework launched at firefighters BBC
Crews return after boatyard blaze BBC
Investigation after workshop fire BBC
California's natural born killers BBC
Fire crews tackle blaze at shop BBC
Club's history destroyed by arson BBC
Scrapyard fire forces evacuation BBC
California fire 'started by boy' BBC

30th October 2007
Fire breaks out in ship in dock BBC
Offenders taught to tackle fires BBC
Broken gas pipe at boatyard fire BBC
Nations Cup hotels clampdown BBC
Man found dead after flat blaze BBC
Fire chief reinstates deputy role BBC
Fifth man held over arson death BBC
Fire-starter jailed for 14 months BBC
Fire boss warns on naked calendar BBC
Woman dragged from burning house BBC
Academy fast tracked after fire BBC
Two rescued from pizzeria blaze BBC

29th October 2007
Neighbour rescues woman from fire BBC
Police target fire troublespots BBC
Fire engulfs vehicles in Nigeria BBC
Fire station downgrade approved BBC
Fresh appeal after arson attack BBC
CCTV shows fire attack on mosque BBC
School coach catches fire on M5 BBC
Theme park blaze caused by lamp
BBC
Six arrested after school blaze BBC
Family 'forced out' after attack BBC
Fire chiefs warn over refuse cuts BBC
Firefighters tackle barns blaze BBC
Residents' anger at derelict site BBC
Pensioner rescued from house fire BBC
Blaze at Alton Towers theme park BBC

28th October 2007
Demolition work at blaze school BBC
Fire-hit hall demolition starts BBC
Massage parlour blaze women saved BBC
Four arrests after school blaze BBC
Factory fire is treated as arson BBC

27th October 2007
Pollution warning over US fires BBC
Four hunted after building blaze BBC
Fire hits former school building BBC
Six men rescued from flat blaze BBC
Fears over black market fireworks BBC
Picking up the pieces in California BBC
Wind lull calms California fires BBC

26th October 2007
Teen told 'don't play with fire' BBC
Fire evacuees allowed to return BBC
House demolished following fire BBC
Fire job cut proposals defeated BBC
Mother and child saved from fire BBC
Fire forces 350 from their homes BBC
Baby hurt as sparkler causes fire BBC
Villagers fight their own fires BBC
Village fire station needs crews BBC
Fire at Cadbury chocolate factory BBC
Seaside bar collapses during fire BBC
Pet dog dies in flat block blaze BBC
California fires evacuees go home BBC
Little rest for California fire crews BBC
Bush flies over California fires BBC

25th October 2007
LA fires force out UK director BBC
Homes evacuated near kiln blaze
BBC
Council challenges fire service BBC
Woman 'murdered daughter in car' BBC
Fire winds ease over California BBC
Teenager arrested after flat fire BBC
Four people rescued in flat fire BBC
Fire evacuees turn stadium into home BBC
Eight cars set on fire in attacks BBC
House plans for fire murder site BBC
Man set on fire escapes uninjured BBC
Church targeted in repeat attack BBC
Fire crews rescue six from flats BBC
Pregnant Berry shines at premiere BBC
Blaze destroys derelict building BBC

24th October 2007
Have lessons of Katrina been learnt? BBC
Explosion depot re-build backed BBC
San Diego fireman describes 'hell' BBC
Bush declares major fire disaster BBC
Leicester Sq closed off by blaze BBC
Californian fires affect TV shows BBC
Neighbour rescues woman from fire BBC
Wildfires force California exodus BBC
Two bodies found in burning car BBC
Battling the inferno BBC
Fire crew attacked by estate gang BBC
Fire-hit firm 'back to business' BBC
Huge blaze being treated as arson BBC
Family rehomed over sparkler fire BBC
Rail vandals cause £20,000 damage BBC
Man saved from roof in house fire BBC
Man rescued from firework blaze BBC
Paradise lost in fiery California BBC

23rd October 2007
Cabling fire 'started by thieves' BBC
Woman 'critical' after B&B fire BBC
Block evacuated during flat fire BBC
Woman is rescued from house fire BBC
Inquiry after derelict house fire BBC
Thatch fire blamed on fireworks BBC

22nd October 2007
A23 fire driver flown to hospital BBC
Fire destroys thatched farmhouse BBC
Family of three lose home in fire BBC
Fire death mother named by police BBC
No evidence of arson in hall fire BBC
Man and woman burnt in car fire BBC
Empty house fire suspected arson BBC
High voltage cabling catches fire BBC
China workshop blaze 'kills 34' BBC
Appeal for new rural firefighters BBC

21st October 2007
Firework 'sets three cars alight' BBC
Fire crews called to thatch blaze BBC
Three fires tackled across county BBC
Burning cable causes power cuts BBC
Pet food store destroyed by fire BBC
Fire breaks out in former chapel BBC
Passenger train delayed by fire BBC

20th October 2007
Police treat fires as suspicious BBC
Demolition for part of Neath hall BBC
Investigation into fire in office BBC
Cars and church damaged in fires BBC
Ten rescued from tower block fire BBC
Fire crews tackle workshop blaze BBC

19th October 2007
Fire discipline decision defended BBC
School closes after arson attack BBC
Blaze wrecks town's historic hall BBC
Your comments on Gwyn Hall fire BBC
Flammable gas leak under control BBC
Elderly woman rescued from blaze BBC
Flat fire death victim identified BBC
Suspicious fires probed by police BBC
Breeding pigeons perish in blaze BBC
Donkey rescued from swimming pool BBC

18th October 2007
Blaze road closed for 18 months BBC
Crystal ball sets fire to house BBC
Jury clears man of murder attempt BBC
Woman injured in mobile home fire BBC
Six hospitalised in chemical leak BBC
Arson suspected at village hall BBC
Inquiry into blaze at steelworks BBC
Woman dies following house fire BBC
Man is rescued from fire in flat BBC
Pigeons die in loft arson attack BBC

17th October 2007
Hospital will consider sprinklers BBC
Fire chiefs consider 'obese' levy BBC
Tests held into house fire death BBC
Fire control centre site chosen BBC
Paraffin lamp 'caused barge fire' BBC
No sprinklers for £300m hospital BBC
Warning over fire staffing levels BBC
Device causes house fire damage BBC
Warehouse is destroyed in blaze BBC

16th October 2007
Disused factory hit by third fire BBC
Fire station rebuilt after blaze BBC
Vintage wine goes up in flames BBC
Straw bales fire could be arson BBC
Woman killed in house roof fire BBC
Obese dummy for rescue training BBC
Blaze-hit school lessons resume BBC
Crews tackle fire at tower block BBC
Allotment blaze kills 50 pigeons BBC

15th October 2007
Teenager arrested over shop fire BBC
Man treated after 'arson attack' BBC
Fire put out on Irish Sea ferry BBC
Farmer distress at blaze deaths BBC
Man quizzed over 40 arson attacks BBC
Man sentenced for fire murder bid BBC
Two die in separate house fires BBC
Man dies in canal boat explosion BBC
Woman injured in house fire jump BBC
Surgery rebuilt after fire damage BBC
Boy, 12, arrested in arson probe BBC
Garden shed fires 'may be linked BBC
Fire destroys 100 tonnes of hay BBC

14th October 2007
Probe as man dies in house fire BBC
Car blaze at M-way service area BBC
OAP dies in fire, woman critical BBC
Crews damp down after barn fire BBC
Authority debates homophobia row BBC
Appliances destroyed in shed fire BBC
Fire crews rescue six from flats BBC
House blaze 'spread from cars' BBC
Garden decking goes up in smoke BBC
Deal cements fire station plans BBC

13th October 2007
Woman rescued from kitchen fire BBC
Officials probe suspected arson BBC
Fire driver's face struck by rock BBC
Orange hall fire 'is suspicious' BBC

12th October 2007
Firefighters tackle a pub blaze BBC
Judge explosion death 'a mystery' BBC
Man saves four children from fire BBC
Pupils return to fire-hit school BBC
Man rescued from a burning flat BBC
Death threat issued to fire chief BBC
Man held in showroom blaze probe BBC
'Vital' fire ladder out of action BBC

11th October 2007
Body found in city 'set on fire' BBC
Team to stop fire crew attacks BBC
Village hall is damaged by fire BBC
Boy cleared over death of horses BBC
Nine children hurt in house fire BBC
Fire crews tackle town pub blaze BBC

10th October 2007
Three trapped in lift during fire BBC
Market closure over fire changes BBC
Dry cleaners destroyed in blaze BBC
Reprieve likely for aerial crew BBC
Elderly man killed in house fire BBC

9th October 2007
Elderly man dies after house fire BBC
Firework ban lifted at blast site BBC
Government funds training college BBC
Judge fire blaze cause 'unknown' BBC
New year before nursery normality BBC
Fire-hit church shut at Christmas BBC
Neighbour rescues man from fire BBC
Arson repair bill costing £25,000 BBC
Woman rescued from bedroom fire BBC

8th October 2007

Man rescued after fire on yacht BBC
Fire service in road safety plea BBC
University false fire alarms soar BBC
Arrests after fire crew attacked BCC
Fire HQ move 'benefits community' BBC
Garage blaze thought to be arson BBC
Arson inquiry after church blaze BBC
Inquiry held into A12 van blaze BBC
Married couple die in flat blaze BBC
Fireworks safety warning issued BBC
Firefighters injured during blaze BBC
Three in hospital following fire BBC
Pupils return to blaze-hit school BBC
Bungalow fire 'caused by candle' BBC

7th October 2007
Two people killed in house fire BBC
Woman rescued from fire at house BBC
Arson clue as fire destroys hotel BBC
Flats evacuated in arson attack BBC

6th October 2007
Man accused of woman's fire death BBC
School fire suspect shown on CCTV BBC
Unconscious man saved from fire BBC
Row of houses damaged by fire BBC
A12 southbound reopens after fire BBC
Church roof caves in after blaze BBC

5th October 2007
Clear-up at reactor 50 years on BBC
Houses threatened by roof blaze BBC
Road and rail reopen after fire BBC
Fire at high school 'suspicious' BBC
Arson victim named by detectives BBC
Double fire death parents named BBC
Man found dead after house fire BBC
Burnt car victim had been stabbed BBC
Fire in coal store investigated BBC

4th October 2007
Woman dies following house fire BBC
Murder inquiry follows house fire BBC
Drunken threat to burn house down BBC
Fire destroys 150-year-old church BBC
Job losses as consultation ends BBC
Man's body found in burning car BBC
Stuck pigs saved from a roasting BBC
Fire alarm wrecks Ian Brown gig BBC
Two men die trapped in car fire BBC

3rd October 2007
Blaze in former fuel site's tank BBC
Motorists delayed in M1 closure BBC
Fire engulfs main Somali market BBC
School action after blazer fire BBC
Cows on the line halt commuters BBC
Police appeal after cottage fire BBC
Fire crews undergo urban training BBC
Sprinklers destroy stock in fire BBC
US plant fire kills five workers BBC

2nd October 2007
Lorry fire shuts part of motorway BBC
Inquest into fire death pensioner BBC
Fire crew hurt in vehicle attack BBC
Bendy bus fires 'not connected' BBC
Golf club fire 'suspicious again' BBC
Alert over electric blanket reuse BBC
Area of headland damaged by blaze BBC
Pair jump from burning building BBC

1st October 2007
Legoland evacuated during blaze BBC
Montage of victims 'was removed' BBC
New training site for fire crews BBC
Fire wrecks city nursery project BBC
Collapse fears for burning church BBC
OAP in hospital after house blaze BBC
Fire crews tackle two town blazes BBC
Blaze damages empty country house BBC
Five escape blaze at city house BBC
Five escape blaze at city house BBC
TV ads warn of firework dangers BBC