News - April 2011

World news round-up

28th April 2011

Primary school evacuated due to fire

A fire risk assessment may be needed at a Midlands primary school after it needed to be evacuated due to a blaze. Some 600 pupils were out on their ...

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28th April 2011

Fire crews battling blaze at plastics factory

A fire risk assessment could be carried out at a plastics factory in the north of England, as crews are currently battling a blaze there. Some 40 ...

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27th April 2011

Fire engine destroyed in fuel tank explosion

A fire risk assessment could be carried out at a farm in Wales after a fuel tank exploded. Investigations have already been launched into how the ...

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27th April 2011

Gas blamed for chemical explosion

Emergency procedures at a tech company in the US may need to be examined after an explosion that is thought to have been caused by phosphorous gas. ...

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27th April 2011

Essex homes evacuated as factory blaze is tackled

A fire risk assessment may need to be carried out after a blaze at a factory in Essex led to local residents being evacuated. Crews put out the fire ...

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26th April 2011

Man critically injured after scrapyard fire

A fire risk assessment will need to be carried out at a scrapyard in Texas after an explosion resulted in a man receiving critical injuries. Local ...

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26th April 2011

Engineers called in after factory fire

A fire risk assessment is likely to be carried out at a factory in South Africa after engineers were called in to ensure its safety following a ...

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26th April 2011

Investigation underway after Easter factory fire

A fire risk assessment is likely to be conducted at a Northamptonshire factory following a blaze, which led to local residents being told to shut ...

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21st April 2011

Investigation to be carried out after warehouse blaze

A fire risk assessment is going to be carried out after a blaze at an Essex warehouse. Fire crews were called out to Oyster Marine at the Whitehall ...

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21st April 2011

Scottish caravan site destroyed in blaze

A fire risk assessment may be needed at a caravan site in Scotland after it was destroyed by a blaze which ripped through the facility. Beechtree ...

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21st April 2011

Fire causes disruption to railways in Scotland

A fire risk assessment may be needed in Scotland after a blaze at an industrial shed in the country resulted in various travel problems. Railways had ...

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20th April 2011

Emergency procedures 'may have prevented care home deaths'

Improved emergency procedures and a fire risk assessment could have helped to prevent a blaze which led to the death of 14 care home residents in ...

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20th April 2011

Shops in Queenstown destroyed by fire

A fire risk assessment could be needed for businesses in Queenstown in Australia, after a blaze in the area destroyed five local shops. According to ...

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20th April 2011

Employees missing after explosion at Czech factory

A fire risk assessment appears likely to be needed at a factory in the Czech Republic, after an explosion led to four members of staff going ...

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19th April 2011

Cigarette could be to blame for M1 fire

A discarded cigarette may be to blame for the fire under the M1 which led to the road being closed last week, as a fire risk assessment is launched ...

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18th April 2011

Fire risk assessments likely after M1 blaze

The government could be set to order a number of fire risk assessments to take place up and down the country as a result of a blaze which has led to ...

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15th April 2011

Fire risk assessment 'required at Indian chemical warehouse'

It appears a fire risk assessment is required at a large warehouse storage facility in India, after a blaze broke out at the facility. The complex, ...

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14th April 2011

Fire risk assessment for Canadian warehouse space?

Fire risk assessment appears to be a high priority following a blaze at a storage building in Canada. Prevention officers in Brantford are still ...

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13th April 2011

Fire protection needed at Maltese chemical plant?

Fire protection could be an issue with regards to a chemical plant blaze in Malta. The Civil Protection Department said it had brought the inferno at ...

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13th April 2011

Ethanol plant 'could require hazard identification'

Hazard identification could be required at an ethanol plant in the US following an explosion that left three Abengoa Bioenergy employees injured. The ...

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12th April 2011

Enfield warehouse blaze to result in extra fire protection?

The issue of fire protection may come to the fore as a result of a warehouse blaze in north London. A significant part of the single-storey building ...

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12th April 2011

Fire risk assessment needed in Regina?

A fire risk assessment may be required in Regina, Canada following a series of blazes in the metropolitan area. More than 60 homes were evacuated as ...

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11th April 2011

Consequence modelling a priority after Japan disaster?

Consequence modelling may be carried out by the UK government as it looks to learn from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster. This is ...

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11th April 2011

Fire risk assessment needed at south London flats?

A fire risk assessment may be carried out in south London after a gas explosion destroyed a block of flats. One pregnant lady suffered serious burns ...

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8th April 2011

Care homes receive upgraded fire safety guidance

Updated fire safety guidance has been released for residential care and nursing homes. The policies, which may lead to more effective fire risk ...

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8th April 2011

Budapest residents left homeless by gas explosion

A gas explosion in Budapest has left 60 people homeless and highlighted the need to have emergency procedures in place. According to a report in ...

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7th April 2011

Cornwall farmers 'need fire risk assessment plans'

Cornwall Fire and Rescue has set up a new initiative with local organisations that is looking to highlight the potential dangers of farm blazes. ...

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7th April 2011

Explosion fears lead to Tamworth evacuation

Fears about the safety of chemical cylinders in a workshop in Tamworth led to families being evacuated from the surrounding area. A 200 m exclusion ...

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6th April 2011

Gas explosion imminent at Fukushima plant?

Workers at the Fukushima nuclear power plant are looking into the possibility of injecting nitrogen into a chamber to prevent a gas explosion. ...

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6th April 2011

Gas pipeline explosion cuts off power in Pakistan

A gas pipeline explosion has led to a reduction in electricity production in Lahore, Pakistan. As a result of the problem, independent power ...

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5th April 2011

Bill to tackle Washington's response to oil spills?

A bill that gives the state of Washington more power in trying to tackle oil spills has been passed by a Senate Committee. If the policy goes past ...

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4th April 2011

Gas leak in South Africa 'forces factory evacuation'

A "massive" gas leak in Boksburg, South Africa, has forced the evacuation of a factory in the city. With two major roads also closed, ...

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4th April 2011

Fire protection needed in South Carolina?

Fire protection methods have been utilised in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, after a gas station explosion led to an evacuation. Patrick ...

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1st April 2011

No explosion likely at Japan nuclear plant

A fire risk assessment has been conducted at the Fukushima Daiichi civil nuclear plant and Japan's chief cabinet secretary Yukio Edano has as a ...

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1st April 2011

Storage tank blast causes fire at manufacturing plant

An explosion in a storage tank has led to a major fire at a manufacturing plant in Texas. It is likely a fire risk assessment will need to be carried ...

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