Explosion at Northamptonshire village workshop
Firefighters have been called to a fire and explosion at a workshop in a Northamptonshire village.
The incident happened at around 1.30pm on 2nd August. An area spanning around 200 metres was cordoned off amid fears that there could be further explosions. Gas cylinders are thought to be stored at the property in Bengal Lane, Greens Norton. Firefighters are trying to cool them down safely to avoid further explosions. Nearby homes have been evacuated.
A spokesman for Northamptonshire Police said: “Police are supporting the Fire and Rescue Service at an incident in Greens Norton where a man has been air lifted to Birmingham Hospital with burns. It is not yet known when the area will be open as we await confirmation that the fire has been completely extinguished.”
Sam Landymore who witnesses the incident said: “I was at the park when I first saw the air ambulance arrive in the village. Over the next hour I saw four fire engines and several police cars arriving. I could see smoke pouring into the sky and heard three separate loud bangs followed by thick black smoke.”
Lucky escape for family after fire breaks out in bedroom
Two adults and three children escaped from a fire thought to have been caused by an electrical fault in a bedroom.
Firefighters from Redhill and Springbourne were called to the fire in Junction Road in Winton at around 4am on Saturday and soon requested backup from a Westbourne crew after the fire worsened. The family tried to escape from the building but were trapped by fumes at the back of the house. Luckily firefighters found them and managed to get them out safely.
A Dorset Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said the cause of the fire was believed to be an electrical fault, starting in a bedroom.
Station manager Richard Coleman, who was at the scene, said “We think the people were incredibly lucky to get out with their lives, the fire was very close to their bedrooms. The smoke alarms would have alerted them very early on that there was a fire and would have prevented the injuries and smoke inhalation that put them in hospital.”
The family was treated in hospital on Saturday for smoke inhalation and the father had suffered burns to his hands.
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Gas cylinder explodes in car boot
A man was rescued from his burning car after a leaking gas cylinder exploded in the boot of his car.
The man was in his car at around 5pm on 18th May in Stanley Park road in Wallington when he lit a cigarette, triggering an explosion that blew out all of the cards windows.
Two men who were in a truck carrying a skip, saw the incident and managed to pull the man from the burning vehicle after it crashed into a signpost.
Rob Cummings from Wallington fire station said: “I would say they have saved this mans life. The car was completely on fire when we arrived, and if he was trapped in the car no-one would have survived that.”
The driver of the car suffered burns to his face and was taken to St Helier hospital after being treated at the scene by London Ambulance Service.
Man dies after escaping house fire
A man has died after escaping from a serious house fire in his home in Bentilee which started on the evening of 17th December.
Mr Maskery, father of four, suffered serious injuries in the blaze but was led to safety by neighbours. A postmortem revealed that he suffered a heart attack and renal failure but the cause of death was septic shock, which was caused by 30 per cent burns. He died on 4th January at Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham.
Mr Maskerys partner is also seriously ill in hospital. One of the children suffered minor burns and the other three escaped unhurt after hearing the fire alarm.
The local school, friend and neighbours have raised over £1,300 to help the family. The schools business manager, Louise Brammer has said “We’ve got a fantastic multi-agency support network to help the children. We can identify through experience what they might need. The teachers are close to all the children”.