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.
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.
Richard E Grant’s garden on fire
Sparks from builders working nearby set fire to Richard E Grants garden.
A London Fire Brigade spokeswoman said five firefighters attended the incident in Richmond, south west London, just before 10.30am and quickly extinguished the blaze.
The Withnail and I actor wrote on Twitter: “Flat roofer’s blow torch set conifers on fire and 999 heroic fire brigade arrived pronto presto and have just put it out. Nerves shredded. Pheeeew.
“Merciful thanks for a windless day and fire brigade’s emergency response otherwise firemen reckoned my garage & house would have been toast.”
Poundstretcher Blackwood: Crews tackle ‘large’ shop fire
South Wales Fire and Rescue say the blaze at the Poundstretcher store in High Street started at about 02:00 BST on Wednesday and took six hours to bring under control.
The road is closed and people are being urged to stay away from the area while those nearby should keep windows and doors shut.
The building has been declared unsafe.
Crews from Cardiff, Merthyr and Aberdare areas have been at the scene. Six engines and two hydraulic platforms have been used to tackle the flames as well as four other powerful water jets. At one point there was 14 appliances at the scene.
By 08:15 BST, the fire service said the blaze had been brought under control and the incident was being scaled down.
A number of fire crews including a hydraulic platform will remain damping down.
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.