A firefighter works on a roof of a wooden building while a fire ravages ancient Dukezong town in Shangri-la county, in southwestern China’s Yunnan province. MALCOLM MOORE – 12 JANUARY 2014 A 10-hour inferno has destroyed the ancient Tibetan town which, according to the Chinese government, was the earthly incarnation of the lost paradise of […]
Electrician given two-year suspended sentence 06JAN2014 Comments Off Tweet this by Eileen Maher An electrician, who pleaded guilty to exposing workers to risk by bypassing the residual current device in an electrical circuit, was last month given a two-year suspended prison sentence at Cork Circuit Criminal Court. Earlier, the court heard that the electrician was […]
Paul O’Mahony who helped rescue people from a fire at apartments on Thomas Court in Dublin where three adults and five children where rescued. Photo: Arthur Carron/Collins JOYCE FEGAN – 06 JANUARY 2014 FIVE children and four adults are lucky to be alive after a late-night fire swept through their home. via Woman forced to […]
Electrical short causes fire An electrical short in an extension cord caused a house fire Friday night in the 1000 block of Goldfloss Street, near Thomasville Road. No one was at the house when the fire started. Firefighters got the call about 10:20 p.m., Battalion Chief Craig Williams of the Winston-Salem Fire Department said Saturday. […]
Almost 5,000 homes to remain without power overnight * Up to 70,000 homes suffered from power outages * Roof blown off Coláiste Cois Life in Lucan, Dublin * Five flights cancelled at Dublin Airport due to high cross-winds * Pearse St Station to remain closed for the rest of the day due to roof damage […]
A pigeon dropping a discarded cigarette down a chimney and a dog turning on a toaster were among some of the most bizarre causes of fires this year, England’s biggest brigade has revealed. via House is toast after family dog starts fire – Independent.ie.