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  • May 16, 2011

£7m super yacht destroyed in quayside blaze – VIDEO

More than 40 firefighters have battled a fierce blaze on a 34-metre long Sunseeker yacht in Poole Quay. Crews were called to the scene just after 11.00pm on on Friday 6 May. Mike Cox, Dorset Fire and Rescue Service's station manager, told The Telegraph: "The fire took hold of the…
  • May 16, 2011

Fire at Heinz factory

16 May 2011 The Heinz factory in Worstead, near Walsham where they produce Aunt Bessie's frozen potato products has been severly damaged by a fire in an industrial fat fryer. The blaze was reported just after 6pm on Friday 6th May. Over 90 firefighters attended the fire and an aerial…
  • May 3, 2011

Rosepark care home fire inquiry says deaths were avoidable

3 May 2011 A Fatal Accident Inquiry report published last week stated that at least some of the deaths at the 2004 Rosepark care home fire could have been avoided had there been a proper fire risk assessment and the findings acted upon. The cause of the fire was an…
  • April 19, 2011

Results of the Fire Futures consultation

19th April 2011 Results of the Fire Futures consultation Last week, the government published their response to the Fire Futures consultation, listing a withdrawal on setting standards for fire-fighters, greater accountability to local communities on the part of fire and rescue services, abolition of national targets and increased clarity concerning…
  • April 18, 2011

Fire Excellence Awards 2011 shortlist revealed

18 April 2011 The shortlist for this year's Fire Excellence Awards has been announced. The awards are to be given to the best fire safety products and services. The Info 4 Fire website announced the shortlist on April 14th. It includes several major companies and organisations serving the fire safety…
  • April 11, 2011

HMO landlord fined £158,000 for Fire Safety Order breaches

07 Apr 2011   A landlord of a house of multiple occupancy (HMO) has been fined over £100,000 for breaches of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. Joseph Ernest Draper faced charges, including having doors that were inappropriately resistant to fire and had no self-closing mechanism, at Exeter Crown…
  • March 28, 2011

78% Children Sleep through Smoke Alarm

Recently, the super-sensitive smoke alarm near our kitchen started squalling in response to a charred bit of something overcooking in a saucepan. I cringed because my 6-year-old was asleep. A champion snoozer, she never flinched. And now, new research scarily shows she's no exception. (more…)
  • October 20, 2010

Indian restaurant bosses fined £8,000 for ‘horrific’ safety failings

Friday, 8 October 2010 Ignorance of the law is no excuse. Two partners of a well-known Indian restaurant have each been fined £4,000 for breaching fire regulations after a blaze at the premises. Plymouth magistrates told Taklus Hussain and Faizul Hoque they were ‘horrified’ at safety breaches at Mutley Spice. They…

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