Moment firefighters rescue fox from the Thames after it got stuck on hull of upturned boat London Fire Brigade and the RSPCA joined forces to save the lost creature The fox was spotted on the hull of a boat in St Saviour’s Dock on Saturday It looks as though he jumped or fell on to … Read more
Fire erupts on Mount Kilimanjaro: Firefighters battle to put out blaze on Africa’s highest mountain Tanzanian firefighters were battling on Monday to contain the blaze The altitude of the fire has made battling the blaze difficult, according to reports Kilimanjaro rises to nearly 6,000 metres (20,000 feet) above sea level By Sophie Tanno For Mailonline … Read more
This is the hilarious moment a student was rescued by firefighters after she got stuck inside her tumble dryer. Rosie Cole, 21, had a few glasses to drink with her housemates when she was dared to get inside the dryer in their shared accommodation. She’d been enjoying Zinfandel wine and honey tequila when their Tuesday … Read more
This is the incredible moment firefighters rushed into a California neighborhood as flames ravaged homes then had to drive through a wall of flames when the Creek Fire became too dangerous to fight. Footage from the City of Merced Fire Department shared on Wednesday showed the devastation and danger from the point of view of … Read more
The fire service had an ‘inadequate and ineffective’ response to the Manchester Arena bombing, experts told a public inquiry today. Training exercises raised ‘serious concerns’ about how the fire service and police worked together ahead of the terror attack but lessons were not learned, the inquiry has heard. On the night, the fire service decided … Read more
California’s firefighters had brief respite from tackling 650 different blazes on Tuesday as cooler weather moved in, helping quell some of the worst wildfires in the state’s history. The devastating wildfires sparked by more than 13,000 lightning strikes since mid-August have collectively scorched more than 1.2million acres, an area bigger than the state of Delaware, … Read more
Fifty firefighters tackle huge blaze at Cadbury Club as nearby homes are evacuated and plumes of smoke can be seen across Birmingham Fire has broken out at Cadbury’s sports and social club in south Birmingham More than 50 firefighters brought to tackle blaze, helped by hydraulic platform Club was set up more than 35 years ago for … Read more
Firefighters have revealed they went six hours without drinking water as they fought a blaze raging through ‘Britain’s Beverly Hills’ in near-100F heat. Surrey Fire and Rescue workers slammed bosses for ‘leaving them on their knees’ and ‘putting the public at risk’ as they battled a huge wildfire in Chobham Common. One told how crews were … Read more
Firefighters have revealed they went six hours without drinking water as they fought a blaze raging through ‘Britain’s Beverly Hills’ in near-100F heat. Surrey Fire and Rescue workers slammed bosses for ‘leaving them on their knees’ and ‘putting the public at risk’ as they battled a huge wildfire in Chobham Common. One told how crews were … Read more
Queen guitarist Brian May has revealed a ‘huge and treacherous wild furnace’ threatened to destroy his house as he rescued ‘precious things’ from inside. The legendary rocker, 73, said the flames came within a mile of his multi-million pound mansion and recording studio in Sunningdale, Surrey, over the weekend. He thanked firefighters for ‘saving our skins’ … Read more