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  • Fire at disused hostel

    Tuesday 30 November 2010

    Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) were called to a serious fire at a disused hostel in Redditch last night (Monday 29 November).

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  • Fire at furnishing company

    Monday 29 November 2010

    Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) were called to reports of a fire at a large furniture manufacturing company on the Hartlebury Trading Estate in Kidderminster just before 9am this morning.

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  • Burst pipe warning following flood at Kidderminster store

    Monday 29 November 2010

    Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) are encouraging homes and businesses across the two counties to double check that pipes are fully insulated after a Kidderminster store was flooded yesterday afternoon (Sunday 28 November) when a water pipe froze and burst.

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  • Fire Service launches new Environmental Protection Unit

    Monday 29 November 2010

    The media are invited to the launch of Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service's (HWFRS) new Environmental Protection Unit (EPU) in Stourport-on-Severn next week.

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  • Chimney safety warning following weekend of woodburner fires

    Monday 29 November 2010

    Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) warn that residents across the two counties are putting their homes and families at risk by using unswept chimneys or wood-burning stoves that have not been properly installed.

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  • Fire in derelict house

    Friday 26 November 2010

    Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) were called to a fire in a derelict house in Etnam Street, Leominster at 9.45pm last night (Thursday 25 November).

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  • House fire in Clent

    Friday 26 November 2010

    Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) were called to reports of a house fire in Bromsgrove Road in Clent (North Worcestershire) at around 6.40pm last night (Thursday 25 November).

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  • M5 lorry fire

    Wednesday 24 November 2010

    Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) were called to a lorry fire on the M5 motorway this morning. 

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  • Winter Road Safety

    Wednesday 24 November 2010

    Freezing temperatures, icy roads and snow showers are just some of the dangers that road users are facing this week and over the weekend as forecasters warn that the cold snap which started today looks set to continue. With temperatures plummeting and possible snow showers on their way, the Safer Roads Partnership in West Mercia is urging road users to ensure they are as safe as possible in three easy steps:

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  • Warning following more chimney fires

    Tuesday 23 November 2010

    With call-outs to a further four chimney fires over the weekend, Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) are urging residents across the two counties to act now to ensure their chimneys are swept and ready to use safely this winter.

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