Just a quick word of warning to your regarding mobile phone chargers. There was a story in the news this week about a fire which claimed the lives of three children. The blaze is thought to have been caused by a plugged-in mobile phone charger, relatives said today.
27 year old Samantha Hudson, survived the fire [...]
Posts tagged as:
news
The Kings of Leon. A fantastic band that have achieved phenomenal worldwide success over the last couple of years. Their hits include “Revelry” and the massive song “Sex on Fire”.
They have been on tour recently, and were due to perform at the O2 arena in Greenwich, London on Tuesday last week. However, it was less [...]
This video shows the point when someone threw a fire extinguisher off the top of a building during the Millbank student riots this month.
A teenager has confessed to hurling the extinguisher from the Tory HQ roof, and has appeared before magistrates charged with violent disorder.
Edward Woollard, who only turned 18 last month was arrested after [...]
Now, I would imagine that fire extinguishers are not the normal destructive weapon of choice for terrorists. I could be wrong, but I’m assuming that it wouldn’t be on your top ten list for bomb making devices.
However, this did not deter some people from trying to wreak havoc in South Africa this week. They had [...]
Here is an article that I saw in the news this week. As winter fast approaches, there is one particular type of fire that becomes more common – a chimney fire. These can be very scary and very destructive, and so this article gives some pointers to help you avoid this happening to you.
After a [...]
Forgive the appalling pun in the title, but I have pier-related fire news for you today. Weston-super-Mare’s pier reopened at the weekend after being damaged in a fire.
You may recall that two years ago the pier in Weston-super-Mare went up in flames. The fire in July 2008 destroyed the pavilion which was 104 years old. [...]
Cast your mind back a few years. Well, quite a lot of years really. Probably way back in the dim and distant past of the 1990s. Remember a lady called Ricki Lake? Well, if you don’t (or you are far too young and sprightly to recall things from so very very long ago) here’s a [...]
An arsonist who started fires in DIY stores across Kent has been sentenced to four years in prison for public protection.
Benny Joe Dighton, formerly of Chatham, pleaded guilty to attempted arson with intent to endanger life at a B&Q in Maidstone, B&Q Larkfield and intent to damage property at Homebase in Aylesford.
The 28-year-old was caught on [...]
Did you know that firefighters dealt with hundreds of calls to grass fires around Wales this year, and official figures suggest that three-quarters of the most serious grass fires in Wales are started deliberately. Well, this was a story in the news recently and I think it makes quite disturbing reading.
Five people were injured in [...]
Have you ever thought about what would happen if your business were victim to a fire? How would your business cope in the aftermath? Well, these hypothetical questions have become the unfortunate reality for a business in Wiltshire.
The Beckford Arms is an 18th Century coaching inn, located in the sleepy Wiltshire village of Fonthill Gifford, [...]