Firefighters called to a severe hotel and pub fire in Bridlington on Wednesday 17th October. The hotel and pub fire completed destroyed Londesborough Hotel on West Street in Bridlington earlier last week. The alarm was raised to Humberside Fire and Rescue at 1:40 pm. Seven fire engines including thirty firefighters were immediately deployed to tackle […]
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Armed Robbery at Dinnington Dominos
On Tuesday 9th October, a report of an armed robbery was yet again called into South Yorkshire Police, this time at a pizza takeaway. Police were alerted to an armed robbery at Dinnington’s Domino’s pizza on Laughton Road early last week. It was at around 9:30 pm, that the attempted robbery occurred. The man entered […]
Callous, Armed and Dangerous – Charity Shop Robbery
An armed robbery occurred at a charity shop in Dinnington, Sheffield on Monday 8th October. In a callous attack, the robber approached the Sheffield charity shop close to closing time. Armed with a knife, the robber entered the Salvation Army, threatened staff members with the blade and demanded cash. The charity shop staff members, defenceless […]
Supermarket Burglary Sweep as Tesco Ram-raided
A supermarket burglary in the form of ram-raid occurred at Tesco’s in Sheffield on Sunday 7th October. The supermarket burglary at Dinnington’s Tesco in Sheffield took place in the early hours of Sunday morning. The thieves took an ash-blue Vauxhall Insignia to the shutters of Tesco’s front entrance, just after 2:00 am. Upon successfully gaining […]
Cardiff Museum Fire causes concern over Historical Collections
On Saturday 6th October a museum fire at the National Museum Cardiff put many historical collections at risk. Fire crews from both Whitchurch and Cardiff Central were called to the museum fire at 3:25 pm after being alerted to the fire which originated in the kitchen of a ground floor gallery. The fire caused huge […]
Fireworks Factory Explosion leaving Casualties Suffering with Severe Burns
On Tuesday 2nd October a fireworks factory in Peterborough was subject to an explosion resulting in at least three casualties.
Pharmacy Held at Knifepoint Robbery
An armed robbery took place on Monday 4th June at a Pharmacy in Workington, in West Cumbria. Moorclose pharmacy was targeted in what has been described as a “terrifying” armed robbery. The implement used in the robbery was a six-inch knife and the theft was carried out by a masked robber. Authorities identified the masked […]
Second Kronospan Factory Fire in One Year – Residents taking Legal Action
A second major factory fire in the space of 12 months, occurred on Tuesday 31st July at Kronospan’s Wrexham factory. The factory fire was alerted to the fire authorities at around 10:00 pm on the Tuesday night. Five fire engines and in addition to two aerial ladder platforms, including 30 crew members were sent to […]
Explosions in Car Garage Fire as Cars and Gas Cylinders ablaze
On Wednesday 26th September, a garage fire took place at Birnam Vehicle Services in Perthshire, Scotland. Fire authorities were called to the garage fire at 12:25 pm, where four appliances were required to quell the inferno. Firefighters were met with cars and gas cylinders alight with flame. 30 properties were all evacuated including neighbouring buildings, […]
Primary School Fire Close to Causing an Explosion
A primary school fire broke out on Tuesday 4th September in Dagenham, London. The primary school fire began shortly before 5:00 am on the Tuesday morning at one of the largest primary schools in England. Twelve fire vehicles and around 80 firefighters from across London were called to the Roding Primary school which subject to […]
