Blaze at Nigg Energy Park tackled
Firefighters from Tain and Invergordon have tackled a fire in a gas storage facility at the Nigg Energy Park in Scotland.
Coursework sparks blaze at halls
A student accidentally set her university coursework on fire, just hours before the deadline for submitting the piece.
Pub fire reveals no smoke alarms
A blaze that started in the upstairs living area of a pub could have ended more tragically due to the fact that there were no smoke alarms inside the premises, firefighters have said.
City hospitals ‘breeding MRSA’
Large city hospitals are the breeding grounds of MRSA before it spreads out to other healthcare facilities as patients are moved around, new research has claimed.
Fire safety dispute rumbles on
Fire minister Bob Neil has had to intervene in a dispute over how to improve fire safety standards between an enforcing authority and a responsible person at an unnamed hotel.
Worker saved from factory blaze
A plastic worker has been saved from a massive blaze that had to be put out by up to 80 firefighters.
Rebuild plans for blaze-hit hotel
Owners of a family run hotel in Cornwall that was destroyed by a fire say it will be rebuilt “bigger and better than ever before”.
Workshop destroyed by weekend blaze
A working garage in Walsall has been gutted by a serious fire, according to newspaper the Express and Star.
Fire safety doors ‘encouraged’
A push for more buildings to have a higher standard of emergency fire doors has been encouraged by The British Woodworking Federation (BWF).
BWF warns of fire door ignorance
Leading industry advice organisation the British Woodworking Federation (BWF) is campaigning for a better understanding of fire doors among building officials.