200 vehicles burn in large scrapyard fire in Kirkcaldy
200 vehicles burn in large scrapyard fire and emergency services had been alerted to the fire and reports of an explosion at 00:27 on Monday morning.
The fire broke out just after midnight and around 70 to 80 fire fighters were tackling the blaze.
One fire crew member had to be taken to hospital when a car exploded near him in the yard on the Randolf Industrial Estate in Dysart, on the outskirts of Kirkcaldy.
Earlier, firefighters tackled a separate blaze in Fife at a large commercial outbuilding in the Rossend Castle area of Burntisland.
Fire breaks out in Ware garage
A fire broke out in a garage in Ware last night (April 29).
Crews from Ware and Hertford attended the premises on Gladstone Road at 8.30pm, Police were also in attendance.
A member of the public living in neighbouring Berkeley Close alerted the fire crews.
On arrival, firefighters found one motor vehicle in the garage well alight.
The cause of the fire was listed as doubtful.
Sheffield Ski Village: Fourth fire in a year breaks out
South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said the service had received more than 120 calls about the latest blaze at Ski Village on Vale Road.
21 firefighters were at the scene, a spokesperson said a large wooden shed and outbuildings were alight.
The main building of the Ski Village was destroyed by fire on 29 April 2012.
That fire was ruled to be an accident but investigations showed two further fires on 1 May and 21 May were started deliberately.
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Man ‘critical’ after Abingdon care home fire
A man is in a critical condition after he was rescued from a fire at a care home in Oxfordshire.
The blaze broke out at about 04:15 BST.
the 48-year-old was rescued from The Knowl on Stert Street, Abingdon and was treated at the scene for burns and smoke inhalation before being taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service and Thames Valley Police are investigating the cause of the blaze, which is being treated as unexplained.
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Isle of Man garage fire prompts plug socket warning
Isle of Man firefighters were called to a property on Royal Terrace in Onchan at about 15:50 BST on Monday afternoon.
Fire crews from Douglas were able to bring it under control in two hours. No-one was injured.
The fire has prompted a warning from the Manx fire and rescue service about overloading plug sockets.
Substantial damage was caused to items in the garage including an oil tank.
Station officer Carl Kinvig said the fire had started in electrical sockets.
He added: “Overloading plug sockets with too many electrical appliances can cause them to overheat and the dangers are here to see.”