Woman rescued from care home blaze
An elderly woman had to be rescued by fire crews and taken to hospital after a blaze broke out in a care home in North Wales.
Fire blamed on electrical fault
An electrical fault forced a busy street in Worcester city centre to be closed, after a fire blazed through a popular sandwich shop.
Tube passengers held up by fire
A busy Tube line was part-suspended in the Tuesday morning rush hour just days before the start of the Olympics.
Slight rise in chip pan fire rate
One in 10 house fires are started by unattended chip or hot food pans, according to figures collected by the Conservatives.
South London takeaway catches fire
A Caribbean takeaway in south London has suffered serious damage after a blaze broke out in the early hours of the morning last weekend.
Tenants living in fire hazard flats
Dozens of residents are set to be evacuated from another large apartment complex in Dublin after they were deemed to be living in a fire hazard.
Woman burned in hairdresser blaze
A pensioner suffered serious burns when candles on a birthday cake set light to her clothes at a hairdressing salon.
Suspected chemical leak in Essex
A suspected chemical leak at a council office in Essex resulting in nine people needing medical treatment left no evidence of any chemicals that might have created the leak, according to the investigating fire service.
Shed fire threatened big explosion
An agricultural shed in a Devon farm was the scene of a fire which threatened to ignite gas cylinders.
Jersey fire forces mass evacuation
A large fire at a gas facility in Jersey caused hundreds of people to be evacuated from their homes, as firefighters battled to contain the potential explosive situation.