2 h. ago Barnet fire: Man and woman, both aged 90, killed in blaze at house in north London

Paramedics treated a 90-year-old man and a 90-year-old woman, but they were pronounced dead at the scene

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4 h. ago Horror as man and woman die in Barnet house blaze after 25 firefighters tackle flames

The London Fire Brigade was called to a semi-detached property in Barnet, North London shortly before 2am, the cause of the fire is not yet known but is being investigated

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5 h. ago Barnet fire deaths: Two people killed in blaze at house in north London

Firefighters rushed to the scene on Albemarle Road, Barnet, and removed a man and a woman from the property

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7 h. ago Major Birmingham tower block blaze causes chaos as firefighters swarm to city centre

A major fire has broken out at a tower block on Constitution Hill in Birmingham's Hockley district, with more than 30 firefighters attending the scene

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31 h. ago Castle Douglas incident: Firefighters battling blaze at popular Scottish chip shop as road closed

People are being told to avoid the area.

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44 h. ago Man 'driving like a maniac' before he ploughed into woman tried to blame her following horror smash

Preeti Dhunna was left in an induced coma in intensive care after being hit by Syed Raza Rizvi

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51 h. ago Firefighters rush to 'major toxic incident' at Wolverhampton factory as 'explosions' are heard and smoke is visible for miles

More than 40 firefighters have rushed to tackle a blaze at a factory in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, where a major toxic incident' has been declared.

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54 h. ago 'Major toxic incident' as huge 'explosions' heard at city factory

Firefighters are tackling the blaze at a factory

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3 d. ago Horror moment hooded thug fires shotgun through family’s door as woman screams ‘please, I have children in the house’

THIS is the moment a masked gunman fires shots through the front door of a family home as a terrified woman sobs: "I have children in the house". The ring doorbell footage shows the gunman pull a double-barrelled shotgun from a rucksack and fire at the front door. A victim says in broken English: "Someone...

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3 d. ago Kirkintilloch fire: Firefighters tackling overnight blaze at abandoned building in Scottish town

Police said they are working with fire crews to establish the cause of the fire.

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3 d. ago Woman suffers brain bleed and fractured eye socket after horror fall outside hospital

Deborah Diver, 55, who works as a cleaner at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary, was walking to work with a colleague when she tripped on the path near the hospital.

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4 d. ago Knife attack horror: Man arrested after woman stabbed multiple times in south London

Officers were called to the scene on Brighton Road in South Croydon just after 8.30am on Sunday

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4 d. ago Knife attack horror: Woman stabbed multiple times in south London as police hunt suspect

Officers were called to the scene on Brighton Road in South Croydon just after 8.30am on Sunday

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6 d. ago The shocking case of LA’s ‘zombie’ fire – and the young man at the center of it

Prosecutors claim Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, started a smaller wildfire that went on to become the devastating Palisades blaze. Is he ultimately to blame?More than a year after a devastating wildfire tore through Pacific Palisades, all but obliterating one of the west coast’s most iconic neighborhoods, prosecutors are honing their case against the man they say is responsible.Jonathan Rinderknecht, a 29-year-old occasional Uber driver who used to live in Pacific Palisades, was charged with three felonies by federal prosecutors in October, who claim he was in the neighborhood in the early hours of New Year’s Day. According to a federal complaint, Rinderknecht allegedly used an open flame – likely a lighter – to start a small blaze that grew to about 8 acres (3.2 hectares) before firefighters rushed to the area and extinguished it. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Evil woman caught sexually abusing dog and child in horror footage

WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT: After responding to reports of possible child molestation occurring at a couple's address, detectives uncovered sickening images of abuse, including footage involving the family dog

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6 d. ago Firefighters called to huge blaze at industrial estate in Bangor

The fire affected a local car dealership, local media reported

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6 d. ago Shoppers describe 'horror' as woman 'sets herself on fire' outside Asda

One onlooker had to shield her six-year-old child's eyes from the incident

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7 d. ago Greenock fire: Images show burnt out bus after firefighters tackle morning blaze

Fire crews have left the scene.

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8 d. ago Huge fire rips through Birmingham carpet factory as 80 firefighters battle blaze

Crews were called to the scene just after 7pm on Wednesday, initially deploying a crew of 40 firefighters to tackle the blaze. The fire service has since doubled the number of firefighters at the scene

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8 d. ago Two warehouses burn in huge blaze as 50 firefighters battle inferno engulfing buildings & setting off explosions

FIREFIGHTERS are battling a massive blaze that has engulfed two warehouses. At least ten fire crews and 50 people are on the scene working to get the raging fire under control. The massive fire has has gutted a carpet warehouse at Seeleys Road, Greet, Birmingham. Explosions could be heard as the fire took hold of...

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