Chaos in Bradford as hundreds of firefighters tackle huge blaze at go-kart track that had been probed for ‘illegally’ storing 50,000 tyres with schools forced to close and rail services cancelled Huge fire started around 3am this morning in East Bowling area of Bradford The site of the blaze is confirmed to be a former … Read more
Chaos in Bradford as hundreds of firefighters tackle huge blaze at go-kart track that had been probed for ‘illegally’ storing 50,000 tyres with schools forced to close and rail services cancelled Huge fire started around 3am this morning in East Bowling area of Bradford The site of the blaze is confirmed to be a former … Read more
Parts of Yorkshire have been hit with heavy flooding after torrential downpours saw two weeks’ worth of rain fall in just 24 hours in some areas. People living in Otley, West Yorkshire, were warned to barricade their doors with sandbags after the River Wharfe burst its banks. And firefighters in North Yorkshire used boats to … Read more
More than a third of New York City firefighters and first responders with the FDNY likely caught coronavirus at the height of the pandemic’s grip on the city, a new study reveals. Scientists at New York University (NYU) assessed data on nearly every frontline worker at the Fire Department of the City of New York … Read more
This is the hilarious moment a student was rescued by firefighters after she got stuck inside her tumble dryer. Rosie Cole, 21, had a few glasses to drink with her housemates when she was dared to get inside the dryer in their shared accommodation. She’d been enjoying Zinfandel wine and honey tequila when their Tuesday … Read more
California’s firefighters had brief respite from tackling 650 different blazes on Tuesday as cooler weather moved in, helping quell some of the worst wildfires in the state’s history. The devastating wildfires sparked by more than 13,000 lightning strikes since mid-August have collectively scorched more than 1.2million acres, an area bigger than the state of Delaware, … Read more
Fifty firefighters tackle huge blaze at Cadbury Club as nearby homes are evacuated and plumes of smoke can be seen across Birmingham Fire has broken out at Cadbury’s sports and social club in south Birmingham More than 50 firefighters brought to tackle blaze, helped by hydraulic platform Club was set up more than 35 years ago for … Read more
Firefighters have revealed they went six hours without drinking water as they fought a blaze raging through ‘Britain’s Beverly Hills’ in near-100F heat. Surrey Fire and Rescue workers slammed bosses for ‘leaving them on their knees’ and ‘putting the public at risk’ as they battled a huge wildfire in Chobham Common. One told how crews were … Read more
Firefighters have revealed they went six hours without drinking water as they fought a blaze raging through ‘Britain’s Beverly Hills’ in near-100F heat. Surrey Fire and Rescue workers slammed bosses for ‘leaving them on their knees’ and ‘putting the public at risk’ as they battled a huge wildfire in Chobham Common. One told how crews were … Read more
Queen guitarist Brian May has revealed a ‘huge and treacherous wild furnace’ threatened to destroy his house as he rescued ‘precious things’ from inside. The legendary rocker, 73, said the flames came within a mile of his multi-million pound mansion and recording studio in Sunningdale, Surrey, over the weekend. He thanked firefighters for ‘saving our skins’ … Read more