UK Firefighters

WATCH: Suicide Jumper Caught In Mid-Air

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 12.05.2013 | UK

This is the incredible moments firefighters in China caught a man trying to jump to his death. The unnamed man is reported to have been a drug addi...

Library Engulfed By Huge Fire In London

The Huffington Post UK/PA | Posted 26.03.2013 | UK

Almost 100 firefighters and officers are tackling a "sizeable" fire at a library in south east London. Part of the roof of the Newington Library on...

30 People Evacuated After Fire Breaks Out In Derelict Hotel

PA | Posted 06.03.2013 | UK

Around 30 people were evacuated from their homes and a police major incident declared after fire broke out at a derelict seaside hotel. The fire at...

Hologram Camera Lets Fire Fighters 'See Through Flame'

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 30.04.2013 | UK Tech

A new technique uses holograms to enable firefighters to 'see through flame'. Developed in Italy, and reported in a paper at Optics InfoBase, the c...

Chicago Fire That Left Warehouse Encrusted In Ice Rekindles Once More (PICTURES, VIDEO)

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 26.03.2013 | UK

A timber warehouse which was left encrusted in ice after firefighters tackled a blaze in sub-zero temperatures is on fire once again. The fire in ...

PHOTOS: Burning Building In Chicago Freezes As Firemen Battle Blaze

Posted 25.01.2013 | UK

UPDATE: Chicago Fire That Left Warehouse Encrusted In Ice Rekindles Once More (PICTURES, VIDEO) A set of dramatic images shows how firemen in the U...

Sounding The Alarm

PA | Posted 03.12.2012 | UK

Almost 70 fire stations in England are at risk of closure and scores more throughout the UK face severe downgrading if the Government presses ahead wi...

Three of History's Most Famous Fires

Daley James Francis | Posted 15.01.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Daley James Francis

Throughout history, fire has been involved in some of mankind's most important moments, and it still continues to shock, surprise and teach us lessons about the way that we build our homes, businesses and many other structures.

'It Was Like A Bomb Going Off'

PA | Posted 14.11.2012 | UK

Three members of the same family died following a bungalow fire, believed to have been started by the father who had a history of mental illness, a co...

PHOTOS: Tangled-Up Bell-Ringer Rescued By Firefighters

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 07.11.2012 | UK Comedy

Novice bell-ringer Helen Springthorpe, 58, had to be winched to safety by firefighters after becoming tangled up in her rope and trapped 20ft above th...

Bin There Done That: Man Gets Head Stuck In Rubbish Bin

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 01.10.2012 | UK

A man who got his head stuck in a bin in Aberdeen has had his public indignity go viral after a picture of the poor unfortunate was uploaded on to Fac...

'A Dramatic End To The Olympics': Firefighters Tackle One Of London's 'Biggest Ever Fires'

The Huffington Post UK | Dina Rickman | Posted 12.08.2012 | UK

The London Fire Brigade has brought one of the capital's "biggest ever fires" under control in East London as the Olympics comes to an end. More th...

Charred Human Remains Found After Sainsbury's Car Park Fire

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 08.08.2012 | UK

Police are working to identify charred human remains in a Sainsbury's car park - amid rumours that the body might have been a homeless person attacked...

Blur Star Graham Coxon Flees Falmouth Beach Hotel Blaze While Three Guests Remain 'Unaccounted For' (PICTURES)

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 01.05.2012 | UK

Blur guitarist Graham Coxon was among guests forced to flee a raging fire at a seafront hotel in Cornwall yesterday. The 43-year-old was staying a...

Falmouth Beach Hotel, Cornwall, In Flames As Fire Crews Battle 'Massive' Blaze (PICTURES, VIDEO)

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 30.06.2012 | UK

Firefighters are battling a fire at a seafront hotel in Cornwall popular with honeymooners. Ten fire pumps are currently at the scene of the famil...

Wolverhampton Builders Merchant Destroyed By Blaze (PICTURES, VIDEO)

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 30.04.2012 | UK

A large fire broke out at a builders merchants in Wolverhampton this morning. The Carvers blaze was attended by 50 firefighters and is now under c...

Inferno

Huffington Post UK/PA | Posted 27.04.2012 | UK

A fire at Tilbury Power Station has seen around 100 firefighters called to the scene to fight the 'severe' blaze. Essex County Fire & Rescue Servic...

Whitney Houston Fan "Devasted" After Candle-Lit Tribute Sets House On Fire

PA | Posted 15.02.2012 | UK

A "devastated" Whitney Houston fan suffered a double-blow after setting her house on fire in a candle-lit vigil for the star. Anne Lomax had been p...

Two Passengers Freed After 11-Car Pile-Up On M11

PA | Posted 24.03.2012 | UK

Firefighters have freed two trapped people following an 11-vehicle pile-up on the M11. Emergency services were called to reports of an accident inv...

Suspicious Deadly Fire Probed By Police In South Yorkshire

PA | Posted 29.12.2011 | UK

A fire which tore through a flat on Christmas Eve leaving a man and a dog dead is being treated as suspicious, South Yorkshire Police have revealed. ...

Fire Crews Tackle Tower Block Blaze

Press Association | Posted 13.12.2011 | UK

Firefighters are battling a blaze involving an "unknown" number of people at a flat in a high-rise tower block. London Fire Brigade said around 12 ...

Ridiculous 999 Call-Outs Revealed

PA | Posted 25.11.2011 | UK Lifestyle

A man who turned up at hospital with a ring stuck on his penis had to be cut free by 10 firefighters, according to new data released. It took fi...

PICTURES: Dramatic Rescue Of Horse Stuck Neck-Deep In Mud

Huffington Post UK | Posted 25.09.2011 | UK

Elvis, an unlucky horse that became stuck in a mud pit up to its neck, has been rescued by the firefighters in the West Midlands. The animal was "a...