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Smell of smoke lingers after firefighters spend five hours tackling blaze

Firefighters were at the scene for five hours

Liverpool Echo

Children evacuated after bus catches fire on way to school

London Fire Brigade received 42 calls to the bus blaze in Hackney, east London, during Friday’s school run.

The Independent UK

Carbon monoxide ‘urgent alert’ as soaring energy bills raise open fire fears

London Fire Brigade says is concerned people are putting their lives at risk to warm their homes

Evening Standard

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Smoke visible across Dublin as firefighters tackle blaze and warn locals to keep windows shut

Firefighters are currently tackling the blaze on waste ground in the Kinsealy area. Locals have been advised to close their windows and doors to keep smoke out.

Irish Mirror

Lambeth Council ordered to fix fire safety failings at high-rise tower block

Firefighters found fire safety failings at 20-storey Ward Point tower in Kennington last month

Evening Standard

House engulfed in flames as fire breaks out in log store in middle of night

The fire started in a log store outside the property

Bristol Post

Horror house fire in Paisley as two people rushed to hospital

Two casualties suffering from slight smoke inhalation were taken by ambulance to the Royal Alexandra Hospital for treatment.

Daily Record

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Two hospitalised as fire rips through Paisley tenement in early hours of the morning

Police say there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the source of the blaze.

Daily Record

Couple died after tealight set sofa alight in Sneinton house fire

Their neighbours called 999 after hearing noises and seeing an amber glow from the house

Nottingham Post

Two people taken to hospital after Paisley house fire with road diversion in place

Two people had to be treated for smoke inhalation following a house fire in the Ferguslie area of Paisley on Friday night. Police have closed the road while the building is made safe.

Glasgow Live

Watch terrifying moment school bus engulfed in flames on Hackney street as children evacuated

They were on their way to school when the blaze broke out at about 8.15am

Evening Standard

Fire rips through Pollokshields building in early morning blaze as road remains closed

Emergency services have closed a street in Pollokshields following a large building fire that took hold during the night. Fire crews were called to Forth Street around 4am on Friday.

Glasgow Live

Major fire in Seoul’s Gangnam neighbourhood destroys 60 homes

SEOUL: A blaze destroyed at least 60 homes in one of Seoul’s last remaining shantytowns on Friday, forcing the evacuation of about 500 people just before Lunar New Year, South Korea’s biggest holiday.

Bangkok Post

Hundreds flee after fire spreads through Seoul neighborhood

About 500 South Koreans were forced to flee their homes after a fire spread through a low-income neighborhood in southern Seoul and destroyed at least 60 homes

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Reuters

Hundreds evacuated as blaze erupts in slum next to Seoul's posh Gangnam district

Fire swept through part of a shanty town in the South Korean capital, Seoul, on Friday, destroying 60 homes, many constructed from cardboard and wood, and forcing the evacuation of around 500 people.

Al Jazeera

US allocates $930m for forest thinning in fire-stricken west

Climate change has contributed to explosive wildfire seasons as overgrown forests combine with hot and dry temperatures.

Chronicle Live

Everything we know after multiple fire engines are spotted on Newcastle Quayside

Crews from Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service attended the scene following alarm activation incident at a block of flats on Queen Street in Newcastle city centre

Manchester Evening News

Fire crews swarm street after solar panel battery starts smoking

Plumes of smoke were seen escaping from the ground floor of a terraced house

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Belfast Live

West Belfast community stands together against attacks on NIFRS crews

"Our job is hard enough, let alone being attacked on our way to do the job"

Chronicle Live

North Shields fire tragedy: Work underway to make building safe for probe into Leah Casson's death

The 18-year-old was killed in a blaze at a flat in Vicarage Street in North Shields on Monday morning

Dublin Live

Six rescued from house fire in Tallaght as gardai launch investigation

Emergency services were alerted to the incident of "criminal damage" in the Jobstown area at around 2:55am

Daily Record

House fire in Scots town sees four children and two adults rushed to hospital

The fire broke out on Thursday morning, and crews are still in attendance as they work to make the area safe.

The Independent UK

Feds send $930 million to curb 'crisis' of US West wildfires

The Biden administration is directing $930 million toward reducing wildfire dangers in 10 western states by clearing trees and underbrush from national forests

Liverpool Echo

Arsonists set wrong house on fire as brick thrown through window

A brick was thrown through the window and the front door was set on fire

Chronicle Live

85-year-old man dies after firefighters rescue him from blaze at his South Shields bungalow

The 85-year-old resident passed away at South Tyneside District Hospital on Sunday

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