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Antiques saved from thatched cottage fire near Hatherleigh
This is North Devon
FIREFIGHTERS from crews across North Devon battled to control a thatched cottage fire for nearly five hours on Saturday. Half of the roof of West Fishleigh Farm, in Fishleigh was damaged in the fire, but firefighters managed to rescue a number of ...

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Hospice hose pipe help from former fire fighters
North Devon Gazette
RETIRED North Devon fire fighters have been busy putting their skills to use by cleaning vehicles during a morning of volunteering at Little Bridge House in Fremington. Members of Retired Firefighters' Association spend time volunteering at Children's ...

Gas alert sparks Canford Bottom evacuation
Bournemouth Echo
Around a dozen firefighters are dealing with the incident, along with a Dorset Fire and Rescue Service hazardous materials officer. The gas board and Dorset Police are also on the scene. A 200m cordon has been put in place, approximately 50-60 people ...

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Cars crash and pipes burst during Gloucestershire's big freeze
This is Gloucestershire
Nine firefighters had to cut the roof off the car to get the man out of it before he was taken to hospital by paramedics. A woman was also injured after a crash by the Prince of Wales pub in Berkeley at 6.20pm. A spokesman for Gloucestershire Fire and ...

Firefighters Praise Bristol Dog Owner
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Avon Fire and Rescue have praised a Bristol woman for calling 999 when her dog became trapped in a frozen lake, instead of trying to rescue him herself. When crews arrived at the water in Wharf Lane in Portbury, they found Clifford the Collie/Jack ...
Dog rescued after 45-minute ordeal in icy pondThis is Bristol

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Dog rescued after 45-minute ordeal in icy pond
This is Bristol
A DOG was rescued by firefighters after spending 45 minutes stuck in a freezing cold pond. Collie/Jack Russell cross Clifford was being walked by his owner along Wharf Lane in Portbury when he fell through ice on the frozen-over pond.

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Woman airlifted from M5 crash
This is Bristol
Firefighters attended a crash on the northbound M5 between the junctions for Weston-super-Mare and Clevedon at around 9.20am. A Renault Clio was on its side after rolling several times towards a drainage rhyne by the side of the road.

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Crediton residents to help fire cottage owners
BBC News
A collection has been started in a Devon town to help those who lost their homes in a devastating fire on Thursday. More than 100 firefighters tackled the blaze in six thatched cottages in Buller Court in Crediton. The people who lived in the area are ...

Award-winning chef 'shocked' at restaurant attack
This is Cornwall
The chef who won Cornwall's first Michelin star has been left "shocked" after a suspected arson attack at his restaurant. Viners restaurant, at Summercourt, near Newquay, was targeted in the early hours of Thursday. Fire crews from St Columb and St ...

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Chimney fire is likely cause of devastating thatch blaze
This is Cornwall
Firefighters yesterday said a chimney fire was the most likely cause of a major blaze which tore through a row of historic thatched cottages in a Devon town at lunchtime on Thursday, leaving families homeless. Crews remained damping down at the scene ...
Firefighters tackle cottages on fire in CreditonBBC News
Homes destroyed and residents left homeless after Crediton fireMid Devon Star
One fire crew still damping in CreditonThis is The West Country
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Council starts fund for Crediton fire victims
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A fund has been set up for families affected by a blaze which severely damaged a row of historic thatched cottages in a Devon town. Crediton Town Council has launched the fund after six properties were damaged in the fire which started at about ...

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Fire crews damp down fire-damaged cottages in Crediton
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At its height, about 100 firefighters tackled the fire in Mill Street, a spokesman for Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said. There have been no reports of any injuries. Ashen Gill, who owns one of the damaged cottages, said: "We're all really shocked, ...

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Dog rescued from freezing water
Weston & Somerset Mercury
A DOG was rescued by firefighters this morning (Fri) after it plunged into freezing water in Portbury. To send a link to this page to a friend, simply enter their email address below. The message will include the name and email address you gave us when ...

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Hero doctor amputates man's arm while perched on gantry 100ft off the ground
Daily Mail
Brave James Hickman carried out the emergency operation on a 56-year-old man who got his arm caught in machinery near Langport, Somerset last week. A team of 17 firefighters and 14 medical staff had tried to free the stricken worker from the factory ...
Hero doctor amputated arm 100ft upTaunton People

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Add a splash of colour in aid of cancer nurses
This is Bristol
Avon Fire and Rescue Service got involved in the campaign after firefighter Jon Western's mother Enid was helped by Marie Curie Cancer Care during her last months. She died a year ago yesterday. Nurses from the charity went into her Mangotsfield home ...

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College evacuated after fire in toilet
This is Plymouth
Firefighters used breathing apparatus and one dry powder extinguisher to tackle the blaze. A spokesman for the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said: "There was a small fire in the boys' toilet, resulting in a little smoke damage.

Garage site is perfect for a fire station, says councillor
This is Cornwall
A NEW "super" fire station serving Camborne, Pool, Redruth and Hayle should be on the former Avers garage site, says a Cornwall councillor. As consultation continues on the fire service's plans for the area, Mark Kaczmarek said his electors in St Day ...

January 2012 Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge News Archive
Burnham-On-Sea
The Met Office says temperatures across Somerset could drop as low as -8c. More... TWO people have been treated for the effects of smoke inhalation after a fire at a home in Burnham-On-Sea this morning (Monday, January 30th). Firefighters used ...

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Firefighters tackle cottages on fire in Crediton
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John Miller, from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service, said: "The fire spread in both directions across the thatched roofs. The crews have been working hard under difficult circumstances. "Our primary role now is to try and find out how the fire ...
Chimney fire is likely cause of devastating thatch blazeThis is Cornwall
Homes destroyed and residents left homeless after Crediton fireMid Devon Star
One fire crew still damping in CreditonThis is The West Country
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Major fire at thatched properties in Crediton
This is The West Country
OVER 100 firefighters are tackling a serious blaze that has broken out in a residential square in Crediton. Five thatched properties in Mill Street are still on fire on two sides. Crews with called out at around 1pm today (February 2) and there are ...