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Shopping centre evacuated over fire

10 Jan 2012

An electrical fire forced hundreds of people to evacuate a shopping centre over the weekend.
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Firms paid renewable-heat subsidy

09 Jan 2012

Two companies have become the first in the UK to be paid for renewable heat generation.
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Chalet fires at Pontin's resort

06 Jan 2012

Four people have been taken to hospital after eight chalets caught fire at a Pontin's holiday resort in Somerset.
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FBU slams fire service alarm plans

05 Jan 2012

A firefighters' union has cast serious doubt over a service's proposal to stop responding to alarms that go off automatically.
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Burned out pub might still collapse

04 Jan 2012

Fears that a burned building may collapse have kept firefighters at the scene of a blaze, after they fought for 10 hours to bring the flames under control.
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Hong Kong faces Legionnaires' fears

03 Jan 2012

The new headquarters building for the Hong Kong government contains bacteria which has been a cause of Legionnaires' disease in the past, it emerged.
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Newtown fire under investigation

30 Dec 2011

The circumstances surrounding a fire at a convenience store and a curry house in Newtown, Powys, is being looked into by investigators.
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Crews tackle Christmas Eve blaze

29 Dec 2011

A commercial building near Bradford city centre was engulfed in flames on Christmas Eve, a fire service has said.
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Number of virus-hit beds doubles

28 Dec 2011

The number of hospital beds closed due to norovirus-type symptoms in the NHS has doubled within a week - although this is still inside expected levels, the Government said.
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Fire casualty risk higher in Ulster

23 Dec 2011

People are still more likely to die or be injured by a fire in Northern Ireland than in the other home nations.
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