An explosion Saturday at a hash oil manufacturer in downtown Los Angeles injured 11 firefighters who had gone inside the building after an initial report of a fire and then had to run for their lives when a ball of flame shot out the building that was so intense it scorched a fire parked truck … Read more
Twenty fire engines and 125 firefighters tackle huge fire on an industrial estate in east London Officers were called to a single storey warehouse on Alfreds Way on Friday Fire crews from Barking, East Ham, Dagenham, Plaistow, Ilford at the scene Twenty fire engines and around 125 firefighters are tacking the fire this evening By … Read more
Ten fire engines and 70 firefighters tackling huge fire at block of flats in north London Shocking video footage shows the blaze rip through the building in Wood Green Around 20 people were evacuated by fire crews, three of which had treatment The fire was under control by midnight and an investigation is now underway … Read more
Wildfire breaks out on the deserted hills near Glasgow during coronavirus lockdown Rescue services rushed to Kilpatrick Hills, near Clydebank, at around 6.45pm Three trucks were sent to help tackle the the ferocious blaze on Monday evening Emergency teams will return to scene tomorrow morning to control the flame Learn more about how to help people impacted … Read more
Firefighters begin grim task of transporting coronavirus dead from overwhelmed hospitals to a makeshift mortuary in industrial park that can hold up to 1,000 bodies Bodies being taken from hospitals in Greater Manchester to a special mortuary The new mortuary in Trafford can hold up to 1,000 bodies in an industrial park It opened on Monday and is … Read more
Tiny starling leaves firefighters baffled as it gets stuck in drain cover Bird-brained starling left firefighters puzzled as it got trapped in road manhole RSPCA dashed to Downham Market, Norfolk after receiving call from public Workers and firefighters all posed for pictures with the songbird after The starling was taken to East Winch Wildlife Centre and … Read more
Firefighters save pig’s bacon after it ate another swine’s pedometer – and caught fire when it came out the other end Firefighters were called to the pigpen in Bramham, West Yorkshire, on Sunday Blaze had been caused by copper from the device’s batteries reacting with hay Pedometer had clearly been mistaken by a pig as … Read more
Oxford Street is closed as 70 firefighters battle huge blaze at a souvenir shop Fire broke out on ground floor of a five-storey souvenir shop in Mayfair on Friday 70 firefighters and 10 engines from six boroughs were scrambled to tackle blaze Oxford Street was partially shut from Marble Arch to Oxford Circus stations By … Read more
Bungling burglar gets stuck on a third floor window ledge and has to be rescued by firefighters Suhant B, 28, got stuck on a third-floor window ledge and had to be rescued Police sources say the construction worker was trying to break into the house Video shows two firefighters helping him down a ladder in Bangalore, … Read more