Sixty homes destroyed in blaze Dozens of families have been told they "may never be able to enter their homes again" after a major fire destroyed 60 flats in Wigan. About 50 firefighters remain at the six-storey Wharfside block, on Heritage Way, after the blaze broke out on the top floor at about 04:00 BST […]
MDS Recycling £45k fire safety fine A £45k fire safety fine (the largest ever fine) handed to a Welsh company for flouting fire safety regulations has been given to a Torfaen recycling firm. Cwmbran-based MDS Recycling was ordered to pay £45,000 plus £3,207 costs at Cwmbran Magistrates' Court. South Wales Fire and Rescue Service brought the case […]
Landlord Given Prison Sentence Students had to be rescued from the multi-occupancy premises at Nine Tree Hill in Cotham after a fire in January 2012. Landlord Garreth Wilson was found to have breached fire safety regulations and afterwards was handed a four-month suspended prison sentence and told to pay £10,000 costs. But Bristol Crown Court heard […]
Rainham Pallet Yard Blaze The smoke from the fire yesterday evening at a pallet yard in East Hall Lane. More than 80 firefighters tackled a huge blaze at a pallet yard yesterday evening. The London Fire Brigade was called at 7.57pm to East Hall Lane, Rainham, where a large stack of pallets and an outer […]
Huge Recycling Plant Fire near Ancaster Up to 12 fire crews are tackling a large fire involving 400 bales of household waste and carpets near Ancaster. Crews were called to the giant blaze on the High Dyke at Barkston Heath at 1.57am this morning (Tuesday). There have been reports that the smoke could be seen […]
