Man found on fire in garden in County Durham
A 30 year old man is being treated for significant burns after he was found on fire in a garden, in the Woodhouse Close estate, in Bishop Auckland, at about 8pm on Sunday.
The injured man was taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary, in Newcastle, where he is being treated for significant burns, A spokesman said
The full circumstances have yet to be determined and police are conducting a joint investigation with Durham and Darlington fire and rescue service.
“This is an extremely distressing incident for family, friends and people who have witnessed the incident and we’re doing everything we can to understand what happened.”
Officers have said they do not believe the wider public is at risk following the fire.
Elderly woman dies in Deptford flat fire
An elderly woman has died after a fire broke out at flats in south-east London.
The woman was rescued from the ground floor of a property in Deptford High Street but died at the scene. Another woman was rescued from the second floor.
The building is a former shop, converted into flats.
London Fire Brigade (LFB) said the fire was reported just after 01:30 BST, and was brought under control in an hour.
A large part of the ground floor of the property was damaged, a spokesman said.
LFB and police are investigating the cause of the fire.
The second woman was taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation.
Fire at Hexham’s Egger chipboard factory under control
A full scale investigation has been launched into a huge blaze at one of Northumberland’s biggest factories.
Sixty firefighters from across the North East tackled the blaze at the Egger UK wood-product plant in Hexham.
The blaze at Egger’s Hexham plant on the banks of the River Tyne began at about 22:30 BST on Sunday and at its height was attended by 60 firefighters.
Roads were closed and nearby care home residents evacuated as fire crews from seven stations in three counties tackled the incident.
The factory which makes wood products – mainly chipboard and MDF – employs about 500 people.
Huge plumes of black smoke could be seen rising from the site but residents were allowed to stay in their homes. No-one was injured.
Tate Gallery St Ives fire: Fears over smoke damage
More than 300 visitors and staff were evacuated from one of Cornwall’s most important art galleries yesterday (Monday) after a deep fat fryer caught fire in its kitchens.
The blaze at Tate St Ives started at around 12.30pm on Monday and three engines from the Cornwall Fire & Rescue service attended the scene.
Fire services confirmed that the blaze was extinguished by just after 2pm and crews used breathing apparatus to search the four-storey building and a positive pressure ventilation fan to clear smoke. Emergency services left the scene at 3.30pm.
Staff at the Tate Gallery in St Ives, Cornwall, fear some its artworks may have suffered smoke damage in a fire.
An inspection of the art contained in the gallery is to take place but staff have confirmed it will reopen.
Woolhampton tumble drier fire second in two weeks
Firefighters were called to Woolhampton to tackle a tumble drier fire yesterday (Thursday) evening – the second such incident in two weeks.
The incident was the second fire caused by an electrical fault in a tumble drier in the local area in two weeks.
Last Monday (May 13) morning, Newbury firefighters were called to a detached house in Cold Ash Hill, where a tumble drier was on fire in a conservatory, due to an electrical fault.
No-one was hurt in either incident.
Green Watch manager at Newbury Fire Station, Richard Young, issued a safety message last week not to leave appliances such as washing machines, or tumble driers unattended while they were switched on.
The fire was discovered to be out on arrival and the incident was closed.