| 2007 |
2006 |
Paul Mallaghan
Paul was putting out the fire in a Saab car on the A1 (M), in Hertfordshire,
when the crash happened.
He was fatally injured when the Saab was struck by a VW Golf, between
J7 and J8 near Stevenage, on Saturday night.
Mr Mallaghan, who was based at Stevenage fire station, died later in
hospital. Another firefighter was also taken to hospital with injuries.
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Geoffrey Wicker and Brian Wembridge
“A fire call was received for Festival Fireworks, Marlie Farm, The
Broyle, Shortgate, Near Ringmer, East Sussex on the 3 December 2006 at 13:49
hours.” “In addition to the two fatal casualties nine Firefighters
were also injured along with a police sergeant and two members of the
public. All the Firefighters have now been discharged from hospital although
some treatment will continue for weeks to come.”
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| 2005 |
2004 |
Michael Millar and Jeff Wornham
Two firemen who died trying in vain to save a woman trapped by a blaze in
a 17-storey block of flats on Wednesday morning have been named.
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Bill Faust and Adam Meere
Two firefighters have died after being seriously hurt while tackling a
blaze at a shop and flats in east London.
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Richard Jenkins
A firefighter has died and two others have been injured after being engulfed
in a fireball in an explosion at a burning building in Cardiff.
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| 2003 |
2002 |
Joe McCloskey
Father-of-five Joe McCloskey, 50, suffered extensive burns after falling
through the roof of a storeroom at the back of the Gorteen House Hotel
in Limavady.
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Alex Kent
Whilst off-duty a firefighter has died trying to help members of his family
escape from a fire at their house in East Sussex.
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Bob Miller
A firefighter has died while tackling a fire in a disused hosiery factory
in Leicester.
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| 1996 |
1989 |
Kevin Lane and Stephen Griffin
These two firefighters died early February 1996 at house fire in Blaina
south wales, after pulling one child from the building they got caught
in a delayed backdraught when returning to search for a second.
Fleur Lombard
On 4th February 1996 a fire claimed the first female firefighter fatality
whilst on active duty when a roof of a blazing supermaket collapsed. |
John Humphries
An ICI Nobel's Explosives lorry of standard design, carrying 800 kg of explosives,
caught fire while on a routine delivery. The driver pulled into the nearest
yard, which was that of Vibroplant plc, Newark road, Fengate, Peterborough,
and called the fire brigade. While in attendance, the lorry exploded, killing
one fireman and injuring more than 80 people.
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| 1987 |
1977 |
Colin Townsley
A Fire at Kings Cross underground station burned for several hours killing
31 people including Soho's Station Officer Colin Townsley who died trying
to rescue a woman from the blazing ticketing hall as the fire suddenly
erupted. Firefighters attempting to re-enter the ticketing hall to fight
the fire likened the conditions as similar to climbing down into a volcano.
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Eddy Goodwin
Retained Firefighter Eddy Goodwin from Clwyd (now North Wales) lost his
life in 1987, trying to save two young farm workers from a grain silo
on the North Wales coast. |
David Barnes and Neil Goldsmith
Both firefighters died whilst fighting a fire in a builders
merchants office in Reading Berkshire when the floor collapsed trapping
them in split floor basement area. |
| 1958 |
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Stn O Fourt-Wells and Ff Stocking
Both fire fighters get lost in the cellars of Smithfield Market London and
die - the BA control system is brought in as
a result. |
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