11 Hookey Place, Rokeby | 17 May 2012 At 3am on Tuesday 15 May 2012, emergency services responded to a house fire at 11 Hookey Place, Rokeby. The house was well ablaze and appears to have started in the lounge room area. There were four occupants in the house at the time of the...
Posts Tagged ‘ house fire ’
South Australia | Working smoke alarm saves another life
Morphettville | 17 May 2012 Following a house fire overnight, caused by a candle left unattended on a window-sill, the South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service (MFS) is urging the public to be vigilant when choosing to use candles. Commander, Community Safety and Resilience, Allan Foster, says “The occupant of the Morphettville home was extremely...
South Yorkshire | Injured woman rescued from house fire in Sheffield
Constable Way, Gleadless | 15 May 2012 A Sheffield woman was taken to hospital on Monday morning after trying to tackle a fire in her bedroom. It’s thought an electric heater caused the blaze at the terraced house on Constable Way, Gleadless. The 50 year-old suffered burns to both hands and smoke inhalation, and...
Derbyshire | Police name five children killed in house fire in Derby
Victory Road, Allenton | 11 May 2012 Police have released the names of five children who they believe died in the fire at a house on Victory Road in Allenton in the early hours of this morning (Friday May 11). The children have not yet been formally identified but because of the extent of...
Derbyshire | Five children killed, one critically injured in Derby house fire
Victory Road, Derby | 11 May 2012 Emergency services were called to a house fire on Victory Road in Allenton at 3.46am this morning. Eight people, two adults and six children, were initially taken to the Royal Derby Hospital. Derbyshire Police can now confirm that five children have died aged five to 10-years-old. A...
Greater Manchester | Three people and a dog rescued from fire in Leigh
Westbourne Avenue, Leigh | 11 May 2012 Three people and a dog were rescued by firefighters in Leigh after a fire outside their homes. Crews from Atherton, Leigh and Hindley were called to Westbourne Avenue at 3.56am on Thursday, May 10, 2012. Crew Manager Simon Cording said: “When we arrived we quickly established the...
Staffordshire | Smoke alarms alert family of five to fire in Stapenhill
Huntington Road, Stapenhill | 9 May 2012 A family of five managed to escape a fire in their home on Huntingdon Road in Stapenhill on Saturday night thanks to working smoke alarms fitted by Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service giving them an early warning. A mother of three was awoken by the smoke alarms...
Victoria | Two people injured in house fire caused by use of accelerants in wood stove
Benalla | 9 May 2012 CFA is warning people about the dangers of using accelerants on open fires after an incident at Benalla last night, Tuesday 8 May. Two CFA trucks from Benalla and a brigade vehicle responded to a reported explosion just after 7.15pm. CFA firefighters were able to contain the fire to...
Washington | Two people injured in major house fire in West Seattle
8400 block of 20th Avenue SW | 2 May 2012 A Seattle Fire Investigator determined a house fire in West Seattle was accidental. The cause of the fire was determined to be improperly disposed of smoking materials. The first 911 call came in at 5:19 p.m. to a home located in the 8400 block...
Manchester | Woman rescued as violent car fire spreads to house in Withington
Burton Road, Withington | 1 May 2012 A woman was rescued from her first floor flat after a fire outside her home in Manchester. Crews from Withington, Moss Side and Gorton were called to Burton Road in Withington at 1.54am on Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Watch Manager Matt Brady said: “When we arrived a...
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