Two children die in Bristol house fire

Two boys have died in a fire at their home in the Bradley Stoke region of Bristol.

The two boys who were both under 10 years of age were found by firefighters on the first floor of the property.  The parents and 3 siblings managed to escape from the blaze shortly before the emergency services arrived at 6.30am on Saturday.

William Roberts from the Avon Fire and Rescue Service said: “When crews arrived, the fire was fully developed and engulfing the first floor and roof space of an end of terrace three-bedroom house. Four firefighters wearing breathing apparatus attacked the fire using two fire-fighting jets and discovered the bodies of two children on the first floor”.

The property had been fitted with smoke alarms but it is not clear if they were in working order at the time of the fire.

100 evacuated at Crystal Palace Sports Centre

A fire at a go-kart track in Crystal Palace, London destroyed 200 tyres causing thick black smoke to spread to the adjacent sports centre.

Over 100 people had to be evacuated from the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in Ledrington Road.

Forest Hill fire station manager, Gary Evans said; “Because of the intensity of the fire it damaged electrical supplies and made all the concrete come off the walls, and the rubber black smoke got into the building.”

Although the Metropolitan police say they are currently not treating the incident as suspicious, Mr Evans believes the fire may have been started deliberately. Mr Evans said; “We think they broke into a secure area where people use the go-kart track to store tyres and spares, and set light to the tyres which caused a lot of smoke that got into the swimming pool complex. At that time of the evening they were doing swimming training and badminton, so about 100 people had to be evacuated.”

Structural engineers are now assessing the damage to the buildings.

Arson suspected at Lothian bar

A fire which broke out at a bar and restaurant in Tranent destroying much of the building is now thought to have been started deliberately.

Arson dogs trained to sniff out accelerants such as petrol were used at the site and according to a spokesperson for Lothian and Borders fire service has yielded “positive results.”

The fire broke out on Tuesday at around 5am and it took over 30 firefighters many hours to control the fire.

Tranent watch manager, Joe Stockman said “There was an extremely intense heat within the building and it was very smoke logged when we arrived.  We had to spend time checking for ‘hot spots’ within the building using breathing apparatus as we needed to be 100% sure that other fires hadn’t broken out in other parts of the property.”

Much of the damage was to the bar, restaurant and function rooms but luckily no one was in the property at the time of the fire and there were no casualties reported.

An investigation is being carried out by Lothian and Borders police. A police spokesperson said “Enquiries carried out by Lothian and Borders fire and rescue service indicate this fire had been started deliberately and we are now investigating to find those responsible.”

Staff charged with arson after fire causes more than £500,000 worth of damage

A fire at a pub in North Wales has caused more than £500,000 worth of damage.

The fire broke out at The Running Hare in Ewloe early on 6th February.

Firefighters from Deeside and Buckley fire stations attended the blaze.

Head chef Clinton Stephen and assistant manager Christopher Drake who both work at the pub, have appeared at Flintshire Magistrates Court and have been charged with arson.

The pub is not expected to open again until later April.

Fire at ethnic food factory