7 h. ago Central London fire: Huge inferno breaks out at electrical substation

Flames and billowing clouds of dark smoke were seen soaring into the sky from Victoria Passage in Aberdeen Place near Paddington, Westminster this morning.

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7 h. ago Huge fire breaks out at central London substation as residents told to keep windows closed

Black smoke and flames were seen erupting in rush hour today near Warwick Avenue

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2 w. ago Live updates as serious fire closes Carmarthenshire road and people are told 'keep windows shut'

The police force has asked motorists to avoid the area and for all nearby residents to ensure their windows and doors are shut while emergency services deal with the fire

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2 w. ago Serious fire closed major road and people told 'keep windows shut'

Dyfed-Powys Police informed residents to keep windows shut while emergency services deal with the fire

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3 w. ago Scottish wildfire forces evacuations as blaze spreads north from Galloway

Emergency crews deploy helicopters to douse flames as blaze reaches Loch Doon after change in wind directionEmergency services are continuing to battle a wildfire that started in Galloway, south of Scotland, and has spread north into East Ayrshire, forcing the evacuation of walkers and wild campers.The blaze started in the Newton Stewart area on Friday, then spread northwards over the weekend after a change in wind direction to reach Loch Doon. Residents living nearby were advised to keep windows and doors closed and police told people to avoid the area. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Upton Heath fire: Residents told to close doors and windows as massive blaze rages

Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Service says this morning crews are at the scene of the "well-developed fire" at Upton Heath, which is a large heathland near Poole, Dorset

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