Man dies in Derbyshire flat fire
A 57 year-old man has died following a fire at his home in Derbyshire.
Firefighters attended the incident at the ground-floor flat in Queen Street, Long Eaton, in Derbyshire, just before 10pm on Saturday 11th August.
A spokesperson for Derbyshire Police said: “A 57-year-old man was found deceased inside the flat. A joint investigation has been launched to establish the cause of the fire but it is not thought to be suspicious.”
Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service confirm that they were alerted to an explosion at the property which then led to the fire.
It is not yet known how the fire started and an investigation will be carried out.
200 firefighters battle huge recycling centre inferno
Around 200 firefighters and 40 fire engines attended what is thought to be the largest fire seen in London in several years.
The fire broke out on the 12th August at the Hunts Waste Recycling Centre in Chequers Lane in Dagenham, east London which is just a few miles from the Olympic Park. A spokesman for the site said: “The fire is under control. We are going to be there thought the night, damping down. At the moment we have still got 200 firefighters at the scene but that will be reduced through the night.”
Earlier, London Fire Commissioner, Ron Dobson said that the fire was the biggest seen in the city for many years. He said: “We’ve not seen a fire of this size in London for several years. It’s certainly a dramatic end to the Olympics for the London Fire Brigade. That said though, we are still able to attend incidents across the capital and the fire cover we’re providing at the Olympic venues has not been affected.”
Firefighters from Dagenham, Barking, East Ham and surrounding areas attended the incident.
There were no injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is not yet known.
Arson suspected at Devon bus station
A fire broke out at Paignton Bus Station in Devon on Monday 30th July.
Three buses were damaged in the incident causing damage of around £120,000.
Keith Tuckerman from the fire service said: “We had it under control in about half an hour using compressed air foam and hose reel jets.”
Devon and Cornwall Police have confirmed that the fire is thought to have been started deliberately and an investigation has now begun.
A statement by Stagecoach said: “No one is believed to have been injured and there has been no damage to the depot building itself. We are helping police in any way that we can with their investigation into the fire, including supplying CCTV footage. We would also urge anyone with information about the incident to contact police.”
A police spokesman said: “A joint investigation will be taking place into the cause of the fire which is being treated as suspected arson. Two double deck buses and one single deck bus have been destroyed with an estimated damage cost of around £120,000.
Deli loses £25,000 stock in suspicious fire
30 firefighters attended a large fire at a delicatessen in Wembley on Sunday 5th August.
The fire broke out at around 2am in a storage area of the Bartek Deli. The fire caused over £25,000 worth of damage to food stock and took 3 hours to bring under control.
Several neighbouring shops were also damaged including a stationers and a dental surgery.
Initial findings show that the fire may have been started deliberately. An investigation will now be carried out.
Wood factory fire burns for almost two weeks
A fire which broke out at a wood factory in Cambridgeshire on the 16th July has finally been extinguished, 2 weeks after it started.
It took crews more than ten days to extinguish the fire in Eaton Socon in Cambridgeshire.
One firefighter needed hospital treatment after suffering heat exhaustion.
Firefighters confirmed that the fire had been ‘concluded’ and that only a small amount of smouldering remains which will be left to burn safely under the management of the site’s owners.
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