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Wasp nest sparks bungalow blaze
24 September 2024A woman was treated by medics after emergency crews were called to a house fire.
Delivery van crashes into front of house
23 September 2024A delivery van has crashed into the front of a house belonging to a mum with four children.
Power cables brought down after being hit by lorry
23 September 2024Firefighters were called after a lorry hit power cables leaving them lying in the road and across a pavement.
Explosion victim 'meant the absolute world to everyone who knew her'
22 September 2024Tributes have been paid to a loving mum, wife, sister and nan who died after an explosion at her bungalow.
Blaze rips through three workshop buildings
21 September 2024Fire crews remain at the scene after a blaze ripped through three workshop buildings in the early hours of this morning.
Woman dies after devastating bungalow explosion
20 September 2024A woman has tragically died after suffering serious injuries in a bungalow explosion.
Long delays on M25 after lorry fire
20 September 2024Motorists are facing long delays on the M25 after a lorry fire in the early hours.
Bungalow explosion: Everything we know so far
20 September 2024As the community reels from a bungalow explosion which left a woman seriously injured in hospital, we recount what we know so far…
Woman hurt in bungalow explosion airlifted to hospital
19 September 2024A woman has been flown to a London hospital after an explosion at a bungalow this morning.
Patient with ‘substance’ on skin sparks hospital closure
19 September 2024A hospital has cancelled appointments after having to shut its minor injuries unit after a patient arrived with a “substance” on their skin.
‘Stay put’ policy at tower block hit by blaze
19 September 2024It has emerged that a tower block of flats was only partially evacuated during a recent fire because the building has a “stay-put“ policy.
Dramatic moment car bursts into flames on residential street
18 September 2024A car was completely destroyed when it was engulfed in flames on a residential street.
Six fire engines called to tower block fire
16 September 2024Residents were told to leave their homes after a fire broke out on the balcony of a flat in a town centre tower block.
Seven fire engines called to blaze at recycling site
15 September 2024Firefighters tackled a blaze at a recycling centre which is believed to have been started in machinery.
Smoke warning lifted as blaze extinguished after almost 48 hours
15 September 2024Crews have left the scene of a hay bale blaze after almost two days.
Huge plumes of smoke fill sky during blaze
14 September 2024Huge plumes of smoke could be seen billowing in the sky near homes last night after a fire broke out in a cabin and quickly spread.
Primary school devastated by fire rated ‘outstanding’
14 September 2024A village school which was “left in ruins” after a fire has received the highest grade from Ofsted.
Crews spent hours tackling blaze which ‘blew smoke across motorway’
13 September 2024Crews spent more than four hours tackling a straw fire in a field after the blaze caused problems for motorists travelling along the M2.
Work begins to rebuild homes devastated by shocking gas explosion
11 September 2024Construction is finally underway to rebuild a row of houses destroyed in a harrowing gas explosion.
Roof fire after lightning strike
08 September 2024Firefighters say a lightning strike is probably the cause of a blaze earlier today.
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