Schools told to install sprinklers
After Tuesday’s fire at Betws Primary School, near Bridgend, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (SWFRS) has urged schools to make sure they install sprinklers as part of any refurbishment work.
Fire destroys classroom in Wales
Some 200 primary school pupils in south Wales were evacuated from classrooms after a blaze earlier this week.
Fire damages old people’s home
A huge blaze has ravaged an old people’s home in Cornwall after a fire started in its utility room.
Employees ill after council buffets
Well over a dozen council employees suffered sickness and diarrhoea following buffets served during internal staff meetings.
1.7m cases of food poisoning a year
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has published research which shows there are around 1.7 million cases of food poisoning each year in England and Wales – working out at an average of 33,160 cases a week.
Lack of hygiene concerns experts
Experts are warning that the huge numbers of people in the UK during the Olympics could mean a rise in infectious diseases unless individuals’ hygiene practices are improved.
Legionnaires’ claims second victim
Legionnaires’ disease has claimed the life of a second individual following the outbreak in Edinburgh.
Asda fire exit ‘found padlocked’
Asda has been forced to pay out more than £55,000 after inspectors discovered that two fire exits were chained and padlocked at its branch near Slough.
Cinema evacuated amid kitchen fire
A fire in the kitchens of an historic Notting Hill cinema resulted in more than 200 moviegoers being evacuated.
Fire damages 130-year-old church
Fire fighters were called to a blaze in a church which is over 100 years old last week.