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Firefighters battle New York blaze

Large fire destroys Tesco store

wildfires blaze in California

Firefighters die in Spain fires

Fires devastate  Portugal

2 Sep 2010

Chemical spill shuts road in Thanet

Part of a dual carriageway in east Kent is shut to let emergency services clean up a chemical spill.

Crews tackle fire on protected Thorne Moors

A fire on protected land at Thorne Moors could burn for up to two weeks, Natural England says.

Fitness challenge to Highlands and Islands fire service

Lower levels of medical fitness may have to be accepted by a fire service so it can cover remote communities.

Five children taken to hospital after fire in Liverpool

Five children are taken to hospital after a fire broke out at their neighbour's home in Liverpool.

False alarms cost fire service £235, 000

A fire service says it dealt with more false alarms in 2009-10 than it did in the previous four years.

Sun on mirror sets fire to cottage in Bolney

The bedroom of a West Sussex cottage is damaged by fire after birthday cards and pot pourri are set alight by the sun's reflection in a mirror.

Fire crews put out St Clears farm grain blaze

Firefighters put out a blaze in a hopper containing 12 tonnes of grain on a farm in Carmarthenshire.

Elderly woman rescued from Oxford flat fire

An elderly woman escapes unhurt after being trapped in her Oxford flat after a fire broke out in her bedroom.

Cornwall yachts gutted in Penryn boatyard blaze

Fire rips through two yachts in a Cornwall boatyard, but no-one is injured.

Exclusion zone over Carlisle workshop fire

An exclusion zone is set up after a fire starts on a Carlisle industrial estate.

3 Sep 2010

Strong earthquake rocks New Zealand's South Island

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake has struck New Zealand's South Island, the US Geological Survey says.

Cargo plane crashes near Dubai motorway killing two

A UPS cargo plane crashes after take-off near a motorway in Dubai, killing two crew members aboard, officials say.

Explosion at Hare Krishna temple in Leicester

An explosion partly destroys a Hare Krishna temple in Leicester, but none of the worshippers are seriously hurt.

Crews tackle Withybrook barn fire for second night

Fire crews are preparing to tackle a serious fire at a barn in Warwickshire for the second night running.

Person injured in Peterborough gas explosion

A person is taken to hospital following a gas explosion at a home in Cambridgeshire causing several homes to be evacuated.

Vehicle leaking gas at hospital car park

Residents living near a Herefordshire hospital are asked to stay indoors due to a gas leak in the car park.

Berkshire fire service considering control room merger

Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service is considering sharing control rooms with its neighbouring Surrey brigade, the BBC learns.

Gravesend flat fire treated as arson by Kent crews

An investigation is under way into a suspicious fire that damaged a first-floor flat in Gravesend.

Man hurt in Gedling hot tub crane collapse

A man is injured when a crane delivering a hot tub collapses and traps him against a bungalow in Nottingham.

Russia suffers new forest fire outbreak

At least four people have died and hundreds of homes have been destroyed in a new outbreak of wildfires in Russia.

Shropshire Fire service targets Telford bin arsonists

Shropshire Fire Service is to patrol a Telford housing estate following an outbreak of rubbish and bin fires.