Fire crews have been tackling a blaze at Hartlebury Castle, the former home of the Bishop of Worcester. The fire service said they were called to a rapidly-developing blaze in a workshop area, at 23.46 BST on Wednesday. Thirty firefighters tackled it using water from a nearby pool. Crews are still at the scene. Hartlebury Castle was the official residence of the Bishop of Worcester, until 2007. The Grade I listed building houses the historic Hurd library and the Worcestershire County Museum.
A fire which damaged part of a disused school building near Nottingham, UK is thought to have been arson. Firefighters were called to the former Becket School on Wilford Lane, in West Bridgford, at about 19:00 BST on Sunday. No-one was injured during the incident.Fire crews said it was thought that arson was to play as it appears the fire had been started deliberately.
Smoke from a fire at a pallet yard in Hertfordshire disrupted train services on a nearby rail line. More than 40 firefighters dealt with the fire at the site in Rye Road, Hoddesdon, from about 02:45 BST. Smoke disrupted services on a nearby rail line and a bus service replaced trains between Hertford and Hoddesdon until mid-morning. Fire chiefs said about 25% of the pallets at the site were set on fire in the incident.
As we don’t carry out any installation or upgrade works, we have nothing to gain from completing any fire risk assessment, consultancy service or training course other than helping you comply with good practice. We frequently see premises that are over specified with equipment resulting in unnecessary expenditure in terms of installation, maintenance and training. We provide a truly unbiased and completely independent assessment of your premises and we only advise you on what to do to make sure you comply with the law.
As we don’t carry out any installation or upgrade works, we have nothing to gain from completing any fire risk assessment, consultancy service or training course other than helping you comply with good practice. We frequently see premises that are over specified with equipment resulting in unnecessary expenditure in terms of installation, maintenance and training. We provide a truly unbiased and completely independent assessment of your premises and we only advise you on what to do to make sure you comply with the law.
The fire service was called shortly after 02:00 BST to reports of a blaze at the Yorkshire Martyrs site, a former Catholic college. Fire service officials said that more than 70 firefighters and 15 fire engines along with specialist equipment was at the site to tackle the flames.The disused college on Westgate Hill closed in July last year.
