Firefighters have been called to fires involving batteries being over charged, resulting in thermal runaway from the lithium-ion contained in them and causing significant damage to people’s homes.

A 26-year-old man from Northumberland, UK, has been handed a suspended prison sentence after admitting to setting fire to his own home in an attempt to see firefighters in action. James Brown, who has ...

A UK man set his own house on fire twice just to watch firefighters in action. He had called emergency services 80 times in a ...

Ukraine destroyed a Russian Su-30 fighter jet with a missile fired from a seaborne drone, Ukraine’s GUR military intelligence ...

London Fire Brigade issues urgent warning to carers over flammable skin creams after surge in care home blazes - Emollient ...

Fire fighters could be forced to ‘stand and wait’ outside burning buildings while they wait for back up to arrive if the service is subject ...

Fire fighters could be forced to ‘stand and wait’ outside burning buildings while they wait for back up to arrive if the ...

London Fire Brigade (LFB) said the objects ignited combustible materials, which led to flames spreading up the building on ...

A fire service has issued a warning to anyone who keeps mirrors or other reflective items near windows or windowsills.

A huge fire has broken out at a flat building in east London, with 100 firefighters tackling the blaze. Footage showed flames engulfing two different flats on Leman Street in Aldgate, with smoke seen ...

THE FIRE ALSO DAMAGING THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR. THE FIRE ENDED UP TAKING TWO LIVES AND INJURING TWO PEOPLE. POLICE SAY IT STARTED JUST BEFORE 430 THIS MORNING TO FINDLAY TOWNSHIP.

The fire destroyed the roofs and first floors of the terraced cottages. Ms Witton, who lives near the homes, said she could not "even see outside the house" at the time of the blaze and that "it ...