Alexandra BassinghamWest of England Facebook Fionnghuala Shearman and her daughter Eve and son Ohner died in the fire on Boxing Day A man whose wife and two children died in a Boxing Day fire has paid tribute to his “wonderful family”. Tom Shearman escaped the fire after it engulfed their home on Brimscombe Hill in […]
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Ten English fire services tackled record number of grass, forest and crop fires in 2025 | Wildfires
Ten English fire services tackled a record number of grassland, woodland and crop fires during what was the UK’s hottest spring and summer on record, figures show. In total nearly 27,000 wildfires were dealt with by fire services in England during the prolonged dry weather of 2025, according to analysis by PA Media. One fire […]
Stroud Boxing Day fire victims named as bodies recovered
A mother and her two young children who died in a house fire on Boxing Day have been named locally. Seven-year-old Eve, four-year-old Ohner, and their mother, Fionnghuala Shearman died after a fire engulfed their mid-terrace Cotswold home on Brimscombe Hill in Stroud, at about 03:00 GMT on Friday. Their father, a serving police officer […]
NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin’s father killed, mother injured in North Carolina house fire
A fire at the home of NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin’s parents on Sunday left his father dead and his mother injured, officials confirmed to ABC News. Firefighters in Gaston County, North Carolina, were dispatched at 6:19 p.m. to the two-story home that was “mostly engulfed, with flames showing through the entire attic,” when they arrived, […]
Child dies and another in hospital after Hamstreet house fire
Joshua Askew,South Eastand Nathalie Edell,South East UKNIP The fire service said the “intense” blaze had spread throughout the home One child has died while a second child and an adult have been taken to hospital after a fire at a house in Kent. Three firefighters also suffered minor injuries in the “intense” fire on White […]
Victoria police name man they want to interview in relation to ‘Happy Chanukah’ car fire in St Kilda | Victoria
Victoria police have named a man they want to interview in relation to a suspected arson attack on a car sporting a “Happy Chanukah” sign in Melbourne on Christmas Day. Police said emergency services were called to a vehicle displaying a mobile billboard that had been set alight in the driveway of a property in […]
Murder inquiry launched after child and woman die in fire
RTÉ An Garda Síochána (the Irish police service) say the fire occurred at a house in Edenderry, County Offaly Gardaí (Irish police) have launched a murder investigation after a four-year-old boy and a 60-year-old woman died in a fire in County Offaly. The fire occurred at a house in Castleview Park, Edenderry, at 19:45 local […]
High school student charged with arson in fire that burned subway passenger
NEW YORK — A New York City high school senior was jailed Friday on a federal arson charge after authorities say he set a fire that severely burned a sleeping subway passenger. Hiram Carrero, 18, was not required to enter a plea during his arraignment in Manhattan federal court. The fire early Monday morning is […]
How the Hong Kong High-Rise Fire Became So Deadly
While the exact cause of the inferno is still unclear, footage of the fire offers some clues to how it became so deadly. Experts point to the lethal mix of combustible materials, like substandard scaffolding netting and polystyrene foam boards installed on windows. The fire tore through the Wang Fuk Court housing estate with astonishing […]
Hope for Survivors Fades as Hong Kong Fire Rescue Efforts Cease
new video loaded: Hope for Survivors Fades as Hong Kong Fire Rescue Efforts Cease transcript Back transcript Hope for Survivors Fades as Hong Kong Fire Rescue Efforts Cease The rescue operation in the Hong Kong fire disaster ceased on Friday, two days after the blaze started. At least 128 were killed and 200 others remained […]