Fatal house fire in Penrith
A man believed to be in his sixties has died in a house fire in Penrith, Cumbria
Apprentices among first in country to trial new scheme
New recruits are beginning training as part of a council scheme to provide young people with job opportunities within the county.
Thousands of pounds spent fighting grass fires
Experts say it will take years for moorland in south west Scotland to recover following a fire affecting more than a thousand acres.
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Fire at Gosforth Church of England Primary School
Firefighters were called to a fire at Gosforth Church of England Primary School at 7.55am this morning (14th May).
Fire crews found that the incident involved an electrical fire on an immersion heater.
Nobody was injured and an investigation is underway into the cause of the fire.
Candle blamed for house fire in Dumfries
Firefighters say a candle that was left unattended in a bedroom caused a blaze in Dumfries.
The incident happened yesterday afternoon at Young Avenue in the Lincluden area of the town.
Two fire engines attended the fire which caused damage to the bedroom.
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Full report: Police hunt for arsonist
Homes had to be evacuated and three teams of firefighters were callled to battle a blaze that appears to be the latest in a series of grass fires deliberately set alight in Dumfries and Galloway.
Some of the residents who were led from their homes were in their seventies, as large flames came within just a few feet of properties.
Police say the fire near Sanquhar is one of eight suspicious grass fires in the past six days.
Matthew Taylor has this report:
'Fire came within feet of garden' says Kelloholm resident
Ten homes had to be evacuated in Kelloholm, in Dumfries and Galloway, after a grass fire came within a few feet of residents' gardens.
Many of those evacuated were people over the age of 70.
One resident described it as "an inferno" and said "it was a very frightening experience".
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New fire, hunt continues
Police in the Sanquhar area are stepping up their hunt for a suspected arsonist after a sixth grass fire in the space of four days.
The latest was in Queen's Road, Sanquhar on Saturday 30th March. None have yet caused serious damage but officers still suspect that it is the same person setting them.
A Dumfries and Galloway Fire and Rescue spokesman said:
– Dumfries and Galloway Fire and Rescue spokesman“The fires were all put out by the firefighters using beaters and hoses. The causes of the fires have been put down as suspected to be deliberate by an unknown person or persons.”
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Police appeal for witnesses
A Dumfries and Galloway Police spokesman said:
– Dumfries and Galloway Police spokesman“The causes of the fires are being investigated. We are anxious for anyone with information to come forward so that whoever is responsible can be apprehended.”
Sanquhar fires were deliberately set
Firefighters from Sanquhar in Upper Nithsdale have been called out to the fires around the town.
They have managed to put them all out without serious damage but suspect it is the same person starting all of them.
Three fires were set off in and around Sanquhar within the space of four hours on Wednesday and then a fourth was discovered alongside the A76 Dumfries - Kilmarnock Road at Guildhall Bridge, Kirkconnel.
The latest was on Friday night at Mary’s Street at Sanquhar where firefighters managed to put out the flames using beaters.A Dumfries and Galloway Fire and Rescue spokesman said:
– Dumfries and Galloway Fire and Rescue spokesman“The fires were all put out by the firefighters using beaters and hoses.“The causes of the fires have been put down as suspected to be deliberate by an unknown person or persons.”
'Very sad day for committee members' after fire destroys hall
Speddoch Hall has been used by people in the area for decades, including hall committee member James Anderson:
Fire destroys Dunscore community hall
A community hall near Dumfries has been destroyed in a fire.
The fire at Speddoch Hall near Dunscore was spotted at six o'clock yesterday morning.
Three fire crews from Dumfries were called but they were unable to save the building.
The cause is still under investigation.
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