39 h. ago Europe wildfires map: Spain deploys nearly 2,000 soldiers to tackle major blazes

Temperatures have soared to 45C in Spain in the past fortnight

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43 h. ago Clacton fire: Huge blaze rips through building in Essex seaside town

Firefighters were called to the blaze at about 00.35am

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44 h. ago Firefighters rush to put out raging inferno in Clacton town centre

Firefighters were called to a building on West Avenue in Clacton, Essex, at about 12.35am on Monday.

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45 h. ago Firefighters from seven stations rush to major blaze as residents evacuated

Firefighters from seven different stations have been scrambled to the scene of a building fire in the early hours of this morning.

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46 h. ago Clacton fire: Residents evacuated as firefighters tackle major blaze in Essex

Residents in Clacton, Essex have been evacuated and locals have been advised to keep all windows and doors shut due to a large amount lot of smoke coming from a nearby building fire

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66 h. ago M25/M23 closures LIVE as crash causes traffic chaos and diversions

Driver are facing major delays after a crash near Croydon caused closures on two motorways with major diversions put in place as emergency services tackle the accident

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5 d. ago Chemical explosion at major hospital sparks mass evacuation: Engineer 'accidentally mixed up chlorine and sulphuric acid' in basement

Firefighters rushed to St Guy's and Thomas' Hospital in central London this morning after the London Fire Brigade received a call at 8.49am.

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5 d. ago Mass evacuation after chemical incident at major London hospital: Firefighters rush to scene as 150 patients and medical staff told to leave

Around 150 people have been evacuated from the basement and ground floor levels of Guy's Hospital in Southwark, southeast London, by firefighters and hospital staff.

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6 d. ago Huge fire at former Fife hotel as emergency crews tackle major blaze

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service were alerted to the incident just after 3am on Wednesday.

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1 week ago Homes evacuated and major incident declared as wildfire spreads near Bournemouth

A major incident has been declared as about 100 firefighters are tackling a fire ripping through Holt Heath in Bournemouth.

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1 week ago Holt Heath fire: Major incident declared as 100 firefighters tackle Dorset blaze

Around 100 firefighters are battling a blaze of approximately. 1,000m x 800m at Holt Heath, near Wimborne. An amber wildfire alert has now been issued for the coming days

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