Warehouse inferno was ‘accidental’
A blaze which wrecked not only a warehouse but several of its firms’ hopes of a happy new year was not the result of arson, reports indicate.
Fine for food chemicals exposure
Exposing employees to hazardous chemicals used for flavouring and smell purposes in food production, has led to a chemical manufacturing company in Daventry being fined.
Lightning strikes cause two fires
Bad weather is being blamed for two fires in Bournemouth which damaged a school and a hotel.
HSE wants chemical law consultation
A new consultation has been launched by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), regarding alterations to the laws concerning chemicals.
Clothing store breaches fire safety
A retailer ended up in court after one of its clothes stores breached fire safety legislation.
Residents safe after care home fire
A blaze in a Scottish care home forced firefighters to evacuate around 50 elderly residents in the early hours of Tuesday.
Turkeys escape an early roasting
Hundreds of turkeys were almost roasted early this Christmas after buildings caught fire at a farm in Hampshire.
Fake electric cables ‘must be stopped’
Sub-standard electrical cables can create fire dangers and even deaths in homes and in commercial enterprises and action must be taken to stop the problem, it has been claimed.
Pair nearly sleep through flat fire
A woman and her child have had to be rescued from a flat in Kent after a blaze broke out in the shop below while they were sleeping.
Norovirus hits second cruise liner
A second P&O cruise liner has arrived back in the UK after passengers on board fell ill with the norovirus vomiting illness.