The Latest Breaking News from Merseyside Fire Rescue Service

Building ‘showing signs of collapse’ after huge fire in Liverpool city centre

Footage showed the building engulfed in flames as a huge plume of black smoke billowed into the sky

Evening Standard · Jan 27, 2024

'Gas like smells' reported at building for year before huge evacuation

There was a large cordon in place in Bootle yesterday

Liverpool Echo · Apr 28, 2023

Windows smashed and person in hospital after fire rips through home

Thick black smoke was seen billowing from the roof of the three storey home

Liverpool Echo · Apr 10, 2023

Wirral landmark disappears behind smoke as firefighters tackle 'beach bonfire'

Voluntary litter-pickers also collected huge amounts of waste during the hot spell

Liverpool Echo · Jun 24, 2022

Merseyside firefighter numbers fall according to Home Office figures

Fire and Rescue Service says it is one of the highest-performing in the country

Liverpool Echo · Jun 16, 2022

Council energy cock-up could cost fire service extra £1 million and lead to cuts

Fire service could scrap deal with council after catalogue of errors saw costs soar

Liverpool Echo · May 25, 2022

Update after two fires break out one mile from one another

The blazes broke out within 20 minutes of one another

Liverpool Echo · May 20, 2022

Community 'devastated' after poppies destroyed in suspected arson

A fire raged in a storage container in the early hours of Thursday

Liverpool Echo · Apr 15, 2022

Fire destroys caravan as plumes of smoke spotted from rail station

Smoke from the fire could be seen a mile away

Liverpool Echo · Apr 14, 2022