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...
Posts Tagged ‘ rescue ’
Victoria | Couple rescued from stricken catamaran at Wingan Inlet
Wingan Inlet, 60 km west of Gabo Island | 15 May 2012 Police have rescued a couple in their 70s after their catamaran ran aground at Wingan Inlet, 60 kilometres west of Gabo Island last night. The husband and wife, both aged 75, were on a trip from Hobart to Eden when their 30...
Victoria | Man rescued from beneath house collapse in Mount Waverley
Mount Waverley | 13 May 2012 On 9 May 2012 Ambulance Victoria paramedics treated a man at Mount Waverley this afternoon after he was trapped by a fallen section of house. Advanced life support paramedics from Wheelers Hill along with an intensive care paramedic were called to the scene just after 2pm. Intensive care...
Strathclyde | Woman rescued from upper floor of tenement building on fire in Glasgow
Eglington Street, Glasgow | 11 May 2012 More than 50 firefighters are currently tackling a blaze in a four-storey tenement in the southside of Glasgow. Crews from Calton were alerted to the fire on Eglinton Street at 14:04. On arrival, firefighters were confronted by a serious blaze and, using breathing apparatus, moved to search...
Scotland | Woman and two police officer rescuers injured during fire in Dalkeith
Buccleuch Street, Dalkeith | 9 May 2012 A 50-year-old woman was led to safety by police officers during a fire in a flat on Buccleuch Street in Dalkeith last night (8th May). Three fire engines attended the blaze in the top floor flat of the three-storey block after the call came in at 10.23pm....
Lincolnshire | Grantham firefighters rescue owl from chimney
Grantham | 6 May 2012 When Grantham residents discovered whoooooo was stuck in their chimney, they decided it was time to wing the fire service. Firefighters arrived on the scene and were told a large owl had been inside the chimney for two days. They made an assessment and then the crew attempted a...
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...
South Yorkshire | Woman rescued from house fire stops by SYFR to say thanks
South Yorkshire | 1 May 2012 A Sheffield woman trapped in a house fire has thanked the Control operator and firefighters who came to her rescue. 23 year-old Sinead Bowden made a frantic 999 call after waking up to a smoke-filled house in Crookes and discovering both exits blocked. Control’s Liam Booth stayed on the...
Oregon | Portland Fire & Rescue responds after man engaged in extreme sport falls from Steele Bridge
Steele Bridge, Willamette River | 25 April 2012 At 1:06 pm, Portland Fire & Rescue received reports of a man in his mid-20′s who had fallen from the Steele Bridge into the Willamette River. At the time of the fall, the man was on the Steele Bridge engaging in a sport known as Parkour,...
West Midlands | Man rescued from house fire in Handsworth
Victoria Road, Handsworth | 30 April 2012 At 12:32 this afternoon (Monday) Fire Control received calls to reports of a fire with people reported trapped, at a house in Victoria Road, Handsworth. Three fire crews – one from Ladywood and two from Aston Community Fire Stations -were were mobilised to the scene, although the...
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