Council accused of safety failures

Reading Borough Council has been accused of failing to complete several fire safety checks and balances.
Hostel owner fined over fire safety

The owner of a hostel in Northern Ireland has been prosecuted after being found guilty of breaching fire safety legislation.
Firefighter recalls fatal fire

A firefighter has described the events that led to six people losing their lives in a fire at Lakanal House in south-east London in July 2009.
Wards evacuated after hospital fire

Staff and patients were rushed to safety after a fire broke out at a hospital in north Wales last week.
Guests evacuated in hotel blaze

A fire at a hotel forced around 70 guests to be evacuated in the early hours of yesterday morning.
Man hospitalised after pub fire

A man was treated for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in a pub kitchen.
Firefighters tackle Glasgow blaze

More than 100 firefighters spent almost four hours tackling a blaze in Glasgow on February 3 after a former bedding shop went up in flames.
Aberystwyth chip shop catches fire

Fire crews on the west coast of Wales had to react quickly to extinguish a blaze at a fish and chip shop in the centre of Aberystwyth.
£2m work on fire-struck stadium

Quibell Park Stadium in Scunthorpe is set to undergo a £2 million refurbishment following a fire that badly damaged the grandstand last November.
Fire engulfs south London flats

Residents were forced to evacuate flats above a restaurant in south-east London when a fire engulfed the building early this morning.