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  • January 14, 2014

Chimney Fire Safety

Most chimney fires are preventable. Regular inspection and cleaning of chimney flues will help prevent fires within chimneys. Here are some top tips for safer chimneys: Keep chimneys and flues clean and well maintained Make sure embers are properly put out before you go to bed Always use a fire…
  • February 11, 2013

Belfast hostel owner prosecuted over fire safety offences

A Belfast hostel owner has been prosecuted and fined for breaching fire safety legislation - an outcome welcomed by the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS).  The Linen House Hostel, Kent Street, owner was taken to court relating to eight charges of fire safety and was last month prosecuted…
  • February 11, 2013

Investigations underway after fire exit blaze tackled

The dangers of obstructing fire exits were again highlighted last week after firefighters were called out to a blaze in the stairwell of a block of flats in Leicestershire. One woman was checked over by paramedics because of smoke inhalation after the incident last Thursday (January 31st) in Rutland Street,…
  • February 6, 2013

Dishwasher Fire Extinguished In Moreton

Firefighters extinguished a fire involving a dishwasher. Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service was called at 3.43pm to Amberley Avenue, near Saughall Road, Moreton, on Sunday, February 3. The fire involving the dishwasher located in a ground floor kitchen of a property was extinguished by firefighters by 3.59pm. The dishwasher was…
Report into fire safety duties in the NHS
  • January 31, 2013

Report into fire safety duties in the NHS

Deputy NHS Chief Executive David Flory has written to colleagues highlighting the main findings from a report by the Fire and Rescue Service (FRS), into fire safety in the NHS. The report follows a fire incident at a hospital in October 2011, as a result of which the FRS had…
Mersey tunnel closed by false fire alarm
  • January 30, 2013

Mersey tunnel closed by false fire alarm

One of the Mersey tunnels closed for more than two hours after a false fire alarm.  The Wallasey Tunnel was closed in both directions at about 19:20 GMT on Tuesday.  A spokesman for the tunnels said the closure was made after a fire alarm went off in an under-deck pump…
Kiss nightclub fire in Santa Maria, Brazil
  • January 29, 2013

Kiss nightclub fire in Santa Maria, Brazil

Survivors of the Kiss nightclub fire in Santa Maria, Brazil have described how a night of partying turned to desperate scenes of terror as flames tore rapidly through the crowded venue. Witnesses among the hundreds of mostly student revellers said the fire began just after 02:15, when a member of…

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