Fire breaks out at Olympic Park
14 Feb 2012
Fire crews tackled a blaze at the Olympic Park during the early hours of this morning (14th February).
London Fire Brigade was called to the Stratford site at around 10.30pm last night after containers holding 100 kilos… Continue reading
Local fire safety laws to be removed in building regulation reform
10 Feb 2012
Local Acts, which include fire safety provisions, are to be scrapped in new proposed government reforms.
The announcement follows the coalition’s publication of changes to Building Regulations in England. Currently, fire safety standards for new buildings are… Continue reading
Fire safety breaches discovered at Oxfordshire venue
01 Feb 2012
A closed public hall in Oxfordshire has been found to be in breach of several fire safety regulations, it has been revealed.
Ten significant faults were discovered at the Corn Exchange in Witney’s Market Square by building… Continue reading
Pub gutted by fire in Scotland
02 Feb 2012
A disused pub in Scotland has been destroyed after a fire broke out in the premises earlier this week.
Fire crews were called to the unoccupied pub in Church Street, Newarthill, at 4.30pm on Sunday afternoon (29thJanuary),… Continue reading
Fire Statistics Monitor April 2011 to September 2011
03 Feb 2012
Steel firm fined for failing to carry out a fire risk assessment
03 Feb 2012
A steel firm has been fined for failing to carry out a suitable fire risk assessment on a gas pipe.
Tata Steel UK Ltd was ordered to pay over £30,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty… Continue reading
Crewe wedding venue fined for fire safety breaches
03 Feb 2012
A wedding venue in Crewe has been fined after it was found to have breached fire safety regulations.
Haslington Hall Ltd, owners of the Grade 1 listed building of the same name, was ordered to pay more… Continue reading
Firefighters tackle fire blaze at Liverpool scrapyard
06 Feb 2012
Firefighters have tackled a large-scale blaze at a scrapyard in Liverpool close to the city’s docks.
Twelve fire appliances and about 50 firefighters were called to the S Norton & Co site on Derby Road on Saturday… Continue reading
Ayrshire restaurant damaged in fire blaze
06 Feb 2012
A restaurant in Ayrshire has been damaged after a fire broke out in the premises yesterday (5th February).
Five appliances more than 30 firefighters were called to the Lido restaurant in Troon at 11.26am to tackle a… Continue reading
Animals rescued from Oldham garden centre fire
30 Jan 2012
Around 160 animals were rescued from a burning garden centre in Oldham last week.
Fire crews were called to Booth’s Garden Centre in Royton on Friday afternoon (27th January) after a blaze broke out in the single-storey… Continue reading
