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 ‘ smoke inhalation ’
Kent | Fire crews rescue five people trapped in flat blaze in Cliftonville
Ethelbert Road, Cliftonville | 11 May 2012 Five people were trapped after a fire broke out at flats in Cliftonville this morning (Thursday). A neighbour called the fire service after hearing the smoke alarm sound in the three-storey property in Ethelbert Road at 1.09am. Crews from Margate were at the scene within three minutes,...
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...
Devon & Somerset | Smoke alarm warning following serious fires in Exeter
Exeter | 9 May 2012 Two serious fires have taken place within a week in Exeter. On both occasions, a casualty suffered severe burns and both properties did not have any smoke detectors fitted. The incidents were: Inc 1951 – Cowick Road, St Thomas. One male casualty rescued by firefighters suffering smoke inhalation and severe...
Staffordshire | Elderly woman overcome by smoke in kitchen fire in Upper Tean
Draycott Road, Oakhill, Upper Tean | 9 May 2012 Cheadle firefighters were called to a kitchen fire off Draycott Road in Oakhill, Upper Tean on Sunday. The son of the occupants, who does not live in the area, alerted the fire service at around 7.50pm after receiving a call from his elderly mother regarding...
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....
Scotland | Wallaby treated for smoke inhalation after fire at Edinburgh Zoo
Edinburgh | 9 May 2012 A wallaby was treated for slight smoke inhalation by the veterinary team at Edinburgh Zoo yesterday (8th May) after a small fire in the roof of the enclosure. Crews were called to the zoo at 4.34pm and extinguished the fire using a high-pressure hose reel. A Lothian and Borders...
Australian Capital Territory | One person overcome by smoke in apartment fire in Phillip
Mansfield Place, Phillip | 8 May 2012 ACT Fire & Rescue and ACT Ambulance Service on scene at a fire in a kitchen of a single bedroom unit on Mansfield Place, Phillip. The fire has been extinguished and contained to the kitchen in the upstairs apartment of the two storey building. A neighbour in...
Alberta | Man overcome by smoke as fire destroys home in Red Deer
Mustang Acres | 30 April 2012 A Red Deer resident’s home was destroyed after a fire Sunday evening. Just after 7 p.m., Red Deer Emergency Services Dispatch Center received a 911 call reporting a mobile home on fire. When crews first arrived there was heavy smoke and flames coming from the roof and rear...
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