Norwich blaze tackled overnight
Fire services worked late into the night on Wednesday to extinguish a blaze at a food factory in Norwich.
Leaking gas almost kills engineer
Carbon monoxide nearly killed an engineer sent to check reports of a smell of gas in a city office block, a court has learned.
£2k fine for asbestos exposure
A handyman who failed to take precautions when working with asbestos has been fined for exposing himself and a tenant to the dangerous fibres.
Gas leak probe after couple die
Police believe that a couple whose bodies were found in their Essex home at the weekend could have died from carbon monoxide poisoning.
Restauranter breached safety order
Magistrates in Cambridge have heard how a local restaurant owner allowed staff to live in unsafe conditions above the venue.
Tunnel collapse miners rescued
Three men were trapped underground after a colliery trench collapsed in South Wales, rescuers have said.
Notices on fire-risk buildings
Hundreds of people have been taking their lives in their hands by living in commercial buildings on an industrial estate, exposing themselves to some of the worst fire safety risks London Fire Brigade has ever seen.
Firefighters put out carrier blaze
Around 40 firefighters had to be called in to extinguish a blaze on a section of an aircraft carrier currently under construction in Scotland.
Alert over carbon monoxide dangers
Two thirds of homes in the UK are vulnerable to potentially fatal carbon monoxide leaks as they are not fitted with alarms to detect the poisonous gas, new research has shown.
Firm fined over fumes breaches
A £5,500 fine has been imposed on a South Tyneside firm for jeopardizing workers’ health by exposing them to fumes that are known to be a significant cause of occupational asthma in the UK.