Police believe three arson attacks in Manchester City Centre car parks may be linked. Residents had a lucky escape after a blaze engulfed three vehicles parked below a 7-storey block of flats on Advent Way in Ancoats. Fire crews were called to the scene at 1.46am (Friday Oct 28) where the blaze had spread to…

Preparing for a fire is important for any business and, should a fire occur, preparation could be the difference between surviving or not. The HSE recently found that the average cost to repair a workplace fire was around £44,000, with 80 per cent of businesses never fully recovering Whilst it is the duty of the…

The social housing regulator has downgraded a Manchester housing association following failures to do with its fire risk assessments. St Vincent’s Housing Association’s (SVHA) governance rating has been downgraded to a “G2”, meaning it is compliant with regulatory standards but needs to make improvements. The downgrade by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) today follows…

A HUGE fire has ripped through a new block of flats in Manchester city centre this evening. Flames could be seen for miles as firefighters tackled the massive blaze at the five storey building which appears to be under construction. UK NEWS VIDEO/JORDAN SINCLAIR 7 Huge fire at an apartment block on Hyde Road, Gorton,…

MORE than a dozen people were evacuated from council flats in Newton Abbot after a freak kitchen blaze over the weekend. Nobody was hurt in the CCTV-caught drama which firefighters are hoping to show as a training film. The footage shows just how easily domestic blazes can start – and the sequence of innocent events…

Safety advice issued after family has lucky escape from fire caused by halogen lamp A mum and two children were taken to hospital for precautionary checks following a fire which caused significant damage at a block of flats in Leeds. Fortunately the occupants were not seriously hurt in the blaze, on September 24, in Shay…

THE importance of having a working smoke alarm is being highlighted again after three fires over the weekend. Crews from North Wales Fire and Rescue Service were called to a property on Thomas Street Holyhead at 5.19am this morning (Sunday, October 9) after reports of a fire. One man was taken to hospital. Crews were…

Hoarder warned about lighting fires on flat balcony a YEAR before the blaze which claimed his life Black smoke was seen for miles around after Bob Crane lost control of the fire A hoarder was warned about lighting fires on the balcony of his seventh floor council flat a YEAR before a blaze which claimed…

PROSECUTION: North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service take restaurant to court. A RESTAURANT and former director who put lives at risk and ignored warnings by fire officers have been ordered to pay fines and costs of more than £50,000. Inspectors from North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service who went to the Kam Thai Restaurant in…

The owner of a Gloucester takeaway has been prosecuted for serious breaches of fire safety legislation. Mr Ilhami Ince, of London, appeared at Cheltenham Magistrates Court on Monday 15th August 2016 for failing to comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 at Best Takeaway, 136 Eastgate Street, Gloucester. This hearing followed failure to…