Huge fire at Blackpool nightclub
Firefighters from Preston, Lancashire were drafted in to help tackle a large scale fire at a nightclub on the Fylde coast.
The crew of five travelled to Blackpool with their fire engine while crews from the resort tackled the fire at the Trades club in Chadwick Street which started at around 4am on 31st October.
Local residents were forced to evacuated and spend the night in emergency accommodation.
A spokesman for the fire service said: “Unfortunately a lot of the evidence on how the fire started has been destroyed in the demolition of the first floor to make the building safe for residents. However, police are looking at CCTV and talking to people in the area to find out how it started.”
An investigation is now underway but initial thoughts are that the fire may have been started deliberately.
Woman killed as car crashes into fire engine
A woman has died after her car collided with a fire engine attending a 999 call on 9th September.
The tragedy happened in Basildon, Essex, as the fire engine was responding to another crash at about 9am.
A spokesman for Essex Police said: “We were called to a road traffic crash at 9am on Broadmayne, Basildon. Vehicles were involved, a fire engine and another car. There was one occupant in the car and the driver was certified dead immediately.”
A spokesman from Essex County Fire and Rescue Service said: “The appliance was leaving the station responding to an emergency call when the incident happened by the fire station. The alarm was raised by crews. The appliance was responding to a road traffic collision in Ashlyns, Basildon, where an 11-year-old child was trapped in a vehicle.”