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.
Electric blanket sparks Surrey fire
Fire crews had to deal with a blaze at a care home in Surrey after an electric blanket caught fire in a first-floor flat.
Blaze broke out at business college
Manchester authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of a fire after a blaze wiped out the ground floor of an international business college in the city centre.