A power worker has claimed there was a “prolonged and intense” failure of equipment at a Huddersfield substation where a colleague was injured in an explosion and fire. He contacted the Examiner anonymously to voice his concerns after the incident at Hill Top Road in Paddock which left a man needing hospital treatment. He said:…

At least two large explosions "lit up the sky" in Gravesend overnight after a garage full of gas canisters caught fire. Brave firefighters removed about 40 canisters from the burning building and there are not thought to be any more inside. Emergency services were called at about 11.15pm after explosions were reported in Rembrandt Drive.…

At least two large explosions "lit up the sky" in Gravesend overnight after a garage full of gas canisters caught fire. Brave firefighters removed about 40 canisters from the burning building and there are not thought to be any more inside. Emergency services were called at about 11.15pm after explosions were reported in Rembrandt Drive.…

THE fire service is calling on businesses to do more to learn about their responsibilities under safety laws after a rise in enforcement action. South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue (SYFR) said it has served ten prohibition notices on businesses since April 2015, compared to just six in the whole of the previous two years. Prohibition…

A GWENT company must pay over £30,000 for ignoring fire safety laws after a massive fire at a factory in Pontypool. The blaze, which was attended by 14 fire appliances and 58 firefighters, was at Brick Fabrication Limited, at Gemini Works, Pontypool. Due to the fact that an automatic fire detection system had not been…

Two landlords have been fined after being found guilty of fire safety failings in their rental properties. Both prosecutions were brought by Hull City Council for two separate cases. The authority fined John Holmes £1,600 for failing to adequately manage a house in multiple occupation (HMO). He was also ordered to pay almost £700 in…

23 May 2016 7:30 am | By Heather Spurr Source: Jason Bye A housing association has been put on the social housing regulator’s ‘watchlist’ following concerns over fire safety. Inside Housing can reveal that the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) is investigating Symphony Housing Group after the landlord reported concerns about its own procedures for…

He lives here… now see what his tenants had to put up with A rogue landlord and former firefighterwas fined £60,000 for renting out flats that were riddled with damp and had no fire safety measures. Adrian Webb, who lives in a luxury four-storey home in Rainhill, expected his tenants to make do without heating…

@999LondonPolice were called to the flats at 14:38 BST on Wednesday A 30-year-old man died and three people were taken to hospital after an explosion at flats in east London. Police are investigating a fire which badly damaged a flat on the second floor of a five-storey block in Stamford Hill, Hackney, on Wednesday afternoon.…

Published in News on Tuesday May 17th, 2016. Last updated at 10:00 GUTTED: The Phaze shop in Cardiff Road, Caerphilly A company director and a manager have both avoided jail over a shop fire in Caerphilly town centre. Farzana Safdar Ali and brother Waris Ali admitted a total 29 fire safety charges brought against them…