A huge fire that started at a former chemical plant in Oswaldtwistle is thought to have been started deliberately. It took firefighters three hours to bring the blaze under control at the former Clariant UK Ltd building. A hazardous materials and environmental protection unit also attended the incident because the building contained asbestos. A spokesperson [...]
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Escaped robber captured by police
A man who escaped from a South Yorkshire prison after being sentenced for 11 years for committing a series of raids on country houses has been captured by police. Daniel O’Loughlin, 35, was sent to prison in 2008 to begin his 11 year sentence, but had recently been given a temporary release to attend a [...]
Burglar who targeted the elderly jailed for 9 years
A burglar who targeted the elderly across central southern England has been sent to prison for 9 years. William Vinson, from Oxfordshire, admitted 11 burglaries and also asked for an additional 90 cases to be taken into account. Mr Vinson carried out the crimes across Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Gloucestershire, Warwickshire and Leicestershire. One [...]
10% increase in knifepoint robberies
The number of knifepoint robberies rose by around 10% in the year to September. It also reported that there has been an 11% rise in personal crime – the biggest in a decade, says Labour. Police recorded 15,313 reported robbery offences which involved a knife compared with 13,971 in the 12 months to Sep 2010. [...]
International News: 40 hospitals found violating fire safety regulations
An audit carried out after the Kolkata hospital blaze found that 40 hospitals in Mubai lack basic fire safety equipment. Of these inadequate hospitals, 75% of them are privately owned. Notices have already been issued and the hospitals are expected to address the inadequacies within the next two months. Amongst the failings, the fire department [...]
Cumbria Fire Service launches Chinese Lantern safety campaign
With the start of Chinese New Year underway, Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service’s community firefighters have been working with the Chinese community to raise awareness of the precautions people can take to reduce the risk of fire when using Chinese lanterns. The lanterns, which are made from paper, have recently become very popular in the [...]
Pensioner has lucky escape from house fire
A pensioner was rescued from his home in Sharlston after a fire broke out on Tuesday morning. Crews from Normanton, Wakefield and Featherstone attended the fire which broke out at around 5.30am. The man was taken to Pinderfields Hospital after suffering from smoke inhalation. Fire crews reported that the property had no smoke detectors at [...]
Polish deli destroyed in second arson attack
A Polish deli in Northamptonshire has been destroyed by a fire just weeks after it re-launched following an arson attack in December 2011. Firefighters from the Mounts, Mereway and Moulton fire stations attended the blaze at Best Pol Delicatessen, in Barrack Road at around 1am on Monday 16th January. The roof and gable end of [...]
Couple have lucky escape after caravan fire causes gas pipe to rupture
A couple from Cleethorpes had a lucky escape after their caravan caught fire causing a gas pipe running to their home to rupture. Liz and Stephen Almond were woken by the sound of ‘crackling’ outside their Cleethorpes home. Fire crews attended the fire at around 3.35am along with engineers from the National Grid. Liz Almond [...]
Cheshire firefighters urge residents to call Crimestoppers with arson info
Cheshire firefighters have launched a campaign urging residents to use the anonymous Crimestoppers phone line in an attempt to prevent arson attacks in the area. Between April and October last year, fire crews attended over 250 fire which had been started deliberately. Colin Heyes from Cheshire Fire arson reduction team said: “Arson costs not only [...]
