Mother of young boy dies in house fire
A women has died in a house fire in Buckley in North Wales.
The body of Kirsty Weaver, 31, was discovered by firefighters on Saturday morning. Her young son was rescued and treated in hospital for the effects of smoke inhalation.
It is thought that the fire started around the TV area in the living room and was probably caused by a candle that had been left unattended.
A spokesperson for North Wales Fire and Rescue Service said: “Police attended and officers noticed the windows of the property were black and hot and called the fire and rescue service. Fire crews from Buckley and Mold attended and discovered the body of a women. Three teams of firefighters using breathing apparatus and hose reel jets tackled the fire. A two year old boy was rescued from the building. He was transferred to hospital where he received treatment for smoke inhalation and is now in a stable condition.”
Investigations have shown that there were no working smoke alarms in the property. Fire and Rescue Service Assistant Chief Fire Officer said: “It has emerged that there was no working smoke alarm at this property and I would therefore urge everyone to ensure they fit smoke alarms in their homes – they really can mean the difference between life and death.”
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.
Firefighters tackle toxic situation at farm barn blaze
It has been reported that fire crews attending a barn fire in Tal-y-Bont, near Llanrwst, North Wales, last Sunday morning, had to face the dangers posed by potentially toxic fertilizer and tyres.
Around 50 firefighters were called to the farm just before 3am on the Sunday and were immediately aware that the fire required a specialist unit at the scene.
The barn itself was destroyed in the blaze along with a car and local residents were advised to ensure that their doors and windows were kept closed due to the risks posed by the smoke.
Fire crews also closed a road in the vicinity as they battled to keep the flames under control. It took them over seven hours to extinguish the flames and begin the dampening down process.
A statement released by North Wales Fire and Rescue Service said:
“Appliances from Llanrwst, Conwy, Colwyn Bay and Holyhead along with the Environmental Protection Unit from Holyhead are in attendance at an incident in Tal y Bont, Conwy.
“Crews were called to the incident at 2.42am this morning where a barn is on fire involving quantities of hay, tyres and fertilisers.
“Local residents are being advised to close windows and doors at present and the B5106 between Gwydyr Castle in Llanrwst and Ty’n y Groes is closed.”
A probe has now been launched into what caused the fire.
Cricketer Trevor Bailey has died in a fire at his home
Cricketer, Trevor Bailey has died in a fire at his home in Westcliff-on-Sea.
Bailey who was 87 years old lived in the retirement home with his wife Greta, who was rescued from the fire.
Bob Wahl from the Essex Fire Service said “Crews did a fantastic job getting into the property quickly and searching through the smoke to find the woman. She was in bed with the door shut and so that’s probably what saved her. Firefighters carried her out of the property and she was left in the care of the ambulance service. Her husband had gone to the kitchen, which is where crews found him. Unfortunately there was nothing we could do. We will now have to wait for the fire investigation results to see how the fire started”
Threat of recycling plant fire spreading now averted
A disaster scenario usually reserved for movies almost become a reality last Friday when a fire at a glass processing plant in Ellesmere Port docks was looking like it would spread to a nearby power station.
If this had happened then dangerous chemicals would have been ignited and the situation would have been much worse than it was.
Fortunately, the 75 firefighters or so with their 15 appliances managed to prevent the flames from reaching the power station just in time.
The fire crews, from Cheshire, Merseyside and North Wales, attended the fire at a Midland Glass Processing warehouse on North Road just after 1pm on Friday afternoon where they battled to gain control of the situation.
After three hours tackling the fire, the crews, assisted by workers who helped to clear the area, managed to avert the potential catastrophe.
A spokeswoman for Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service, Sian Corrigan, said:
“This had the potential to be a major blaze hence the number of resources sent to it. However, thanks to the actions of the crews they were able to prevent the fire developing from its initial state, which was relatively small although it did cause a lot of smoke.”