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FIRE SERVICE AND GENERAL FIRE SAFETY TOPICS => Fire Safety => Topic started by: nearlythere on March 20, 2014, 07:29:17 AM

Title: Weston-super-Mare flat fire
Post by: nearlythere on March 20, 2014, 07:29:17 AM

Anyone have any more on this incident?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-26658062

Title: Re: Weston-super-Mare flat fire
Post by: Golden on March 20, 2014, 07:59:08 AM

Hi NT - typical converted street property by the looks of it and if the local rag is to be believed the fire started in a bedroom. No idea what, if any, fire precautions were present!

http://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/news/breaking_news_three_rescued_from_house_fire_1_3454996

Title: Re: Weston-super-Mare flat fire
Post by: Davo on March 20, 2014, 12:12:46 PM

Was a similar fire in Harrogate a few days ago, flats above shops, a right mess, looked like no compy on the TV pics


http://www.harrogate-news.co.uk/2014/03/18/fire-destroys-building-harrogate/

davo

Title: Re: Weston-super-Mare flat fire
Post by: John Webb on March 20, 2014, 08:49:16 PM

Quote from: Davo on March 20, 2014, 12:12:46 PM

Was a similar fire in Harrogate a few days ago, flats above shops, a right mess, looked like no compy on the TV pics


http://www.harrogate-news.co.uk/2014/03/18/fire-destroys-building-harrogate/

davo

Some more pictures etc at http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/main-topics/general-news/restaurant-blaze-engulfs-central-harrogate-1-6506163?WT.mc_id=Outbrain_text&obref=obinsite