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.
Thatcham woodland fires suspected arson
Newbury firefighters tackled a suspected arson in woodland on Tuesday afternoon.
According to Richard Young, the watch manager of Green Watch at Newbury Fire Station, one pump from Newbury was called at 5pm to woodland next to Foxglove Way and Cowslip Crescent, where three separate piles of newspapers were on fire.
Firefighters used buckets of water to extinguish the fires, which were being treated as suspicious.
Firefighters left the scene after about half an hour.
Newark house blast: Second body found
A second body has been found in the rubble of a terraced house which was destroyed by a suspected gas blast in Newark, Nottinghamshire.
Police said continuing searches in the rubble had “revealed” the body of a woman, which would be recovered later.
A man’s body was removed from the house in Wright Street in the early hours. Four people, including two children, were treated in hospital.
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue service said a woman, a seven-year-old and a four-month-old baby were from the neighbouring property. They have since been discharged.
Police also confirmed today that a “controlled demolition” was set to be carried out as the property was not considered safe.
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.