Man dies after flat fire in Belfast
Emergency services were called to the top floor flat as a blaze took hold at a property in the University Street area on Sunday night.
A 63-year-old man was carried from the blaze by firefighters, but was pronounced dead at the scene.
The cause of the fire has not yet been established.
University Street was closed between Botanic Avenue and Malone Road for a number of hours.
Police are now appealing for anyone who witnessed the blaze or who has any information to contact them.
Stanton-by-Dale warehouse demolished after fire
Gary Platts, Derbyshire Fire and Rescue, said it had been “one of the most rapid fires” he had ever seen.
It took almost three hours to bring the blaze under control.
Mr Platts, fire station manager, said: “It burned very, very quickly. Within an hour it had destroyed the roof and burned the entire contents.
Police have been working to determine how the fire started.
The Environment Agency was also consulted after a similar fire last year contaminated water in a nearby canal, causing fish to die.
West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester firefighters tackle moorland fires
At its height, the fire front stretched for more than one mile (1.6km).
Fire service officials hope predicted rainfall will dampen moorland and the weather will help prevent further outbreaks.
Robin Ward, of West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue, said: “It’s very much an on-going situation, we’ll be monitoring it for the next couple of days.
Pete Buckley, from Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, said crews had been forced to withdraw from the hillside as darkness fell on Tuesday evening “for safety reasons” and were then tasked with protecting “isolated local buildings”.
Windsor building partially collapses during major fire
More than 80 firefighters tackled a blaze in Windsor which began at about 22:00 BST on Tuesday.
The building partially collapsed following the major fire .
About 12 people were forced to move to temporary accommodation for the night owing to the fire’s close proximity to residential properties.
The upper floors of the building – the usage and owners of which have not yet been established – partially collapsed along with the surrounding scaffolding.
Crews came from Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, London, Oxfordshire and Surrey to fight the fire, while police were required to manage crowds of onlookers.
The fire service cordoned off the area and said it expected to be on-site for several hours.
As yet there is no indication as to the cause of the fire.
No-one was injured in the blaze.
Lorry blaze on M42 brings motorway traffic to standstill
The M42 near Birmingham was brought to a standstill on Friday morning after a lorry caught fire.
The blaze started on the southbound carriageway near Shirley before 5am and caused gridlock during the morning rush hour.
Congestion stretched back to Junction 5 and the A41 Solihu11
The vehicle was on the hard shoulder of the southbound carriageway, near junction 3a, when it caught fire in the early hours.
The Highways Agency said the fire had been put out, but the lorry could not be cleared until it had cooled down.
It said the closure was expected to continue through the rush-hour period, and, while diversions were in place, drivers were being advised to avoid the area.
Nobody was injured in the blaze.