Month: May 2012

Blaze hits Williams Formula 1 team

Blaze hits Williams Formula 1 team

A large fire devastated the Williams team garage around 90 minutes after the end of the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona on Sunday. The blaze was brought under control by members of the Williams, Caterham and Force India teams, helped by circuit fire services. 31 team members required medical assistance…

‘Smoke alarm’ bill scrapped

A bill which proposed forcing landlords to fit smoke alarms in their rental properties at the change of tenancy has been scrapped, it has been revealed. Liberal Democrat Adrian Sanders, MP for Torbay, developed the Fire Safety (Protection of Tenants) Bill in an attempt to improve fire safety standards in…

Fire minister announces ruling on hotel bedroom door case

Fire minister Bob Neil has called on the responsible person of a hotel to carry out a new fire risk assessment in order to resolve a dispute over how to improve fire safety standards. The enforcing authority and responsible person at an unnamed hotel were at odds of whether to…

Domestic sprinkler saves Hull woman’s life

Fire chiefs in Hull have praised a domestic sprinkler system for saving the life of an elderly woman just under five weeks after it was fitted. Humberside Fire and Rescue Service was called to a house in Spring Bank at 9.36pm on May 7th following reports of minor flooding at…

West Midlands Fire Service to charge for non-emergency call-outs

West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS) is set to start charging over £400 an hour to attend non-emergency incidents. Following a £30 million cut to its budget, the brigade is looking to reduce the number of non-emergency call-outs it receives by charging for services such as pumping flood water from homes,…

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