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Recycling centre fire extinguished after three days
A fire at a recycling centre which burned for three days has been extinguished. Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service ...
Firefighters praised for tackling thatched blaze
A homeowner has said firefighters went "above and beyond" in tackling a blaze which destroyed the top floor of her Grade-II ...
Smoke warning over two-day waste station fire
A fire in a large waste stack that has been burning for more than a day has prompted a smoke warning to local residents. Fire ...
Crews spend third day at Hurn recycling centre after fire
FIRE crews remain at a recycling centre in Hurn for the third day following a blaze. At around 11.26am on July 23, fire service crews were called to reports of a fire at Hurn Recycling Transfer ...
The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald3d
Lacock fire cause revealed after firefighters battle blaze
The cause of a large house fire in Wiltshire has been revealed following an investigation. Nearly 60 firefighters were called to the scene of a thatched house blaze on Bowden Hill at Lacock at around ...
Fire crews to maintain presence overnight at ongoing waste fire
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service is currently at the scene in Chapel Lane dealing with the fire. Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue service has confirmed that three fire crews and a ...
Residents 'in tears' and fearing for their safety after incident
It comes after the Echo spoke to resident Loren Ogando, who alleged that the alarms had not sounded during another fire on ...
Fire that broke out at nature reserve believed to be arson
POLICE are investigating a fire at a nature reserve believed to be arson. Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to Slop Bog nature reserve in Ferndown at 7pm on Saturday, July 19 ...
The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald1d
Update as Lacock fire leaves house 'unsafe to enter'
A Wiltshire house is “unsafe to enter" after a fire ripped through it, inspectors have confirmed. Wiltshire Council’s building control team was sent to the scene of a thatched house fire on Bowden ...
Recycling fire prompts warning to shut windows
Residents near a recycling depot have been told to keep windows and doors shut after rubbish ignited in a building. A "large ...
Oxford Mail1d
Five fire engines rush to convenience store in Faringdon
Five fire engines were sent to a convenience store following reports of a 'roof fire'. Oxfordshire County Council ’s Fire and Rescue Service sent a fire engine from Didcot, Carterton and three from ...
Large fire gets out of control near Swindon nursery
Emergency services rushed to tackle an out-of-control bonfire near a nursery in Swindon. Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service sent two crews to Wanborough Road after a bonfire got out of ...