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  • Electric blanket causes fire

    Thursday 11 October 2012

    Fire officers have today confirmed that a bedroom fire in Eardisley was caused by an electric blanket.

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  • Gas Leak Outside Redditch School

    Tuesday 09 October 2012

    Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) was called just after 11:30am today (9 October) following reports of a gas leak outside RSA Academy Arrow Vale High School, Matchborough Way in Redditch.

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  • Herefordshire residents invited to electric blanket testing sessions

    Thursday 04 October 2012

    People living in Herefordshire will be able to check the safety of their electric blankets at one of six multi-agency events planned across the county during October.

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  • Royal visit to Pebworth Fire Station

    Thursday 04 October 2012

    HRH The Duke of Gloucester was welcomed at the new fire station in Pebworth yesterday afternoon (Wednesday 3 October) as part of his visit to the Vale.

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  • Results of electric blanket testing in Kidderminster

    Thursday 04 October 2012

    One in five of the electric blankets checked during a safety testing session held at Kidderminster Fire Station yesterday (Wednesday 3 October) were found to be unsafe to use.

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  • Results of electric blanket testing in Bewdley

    Wednesday 03 October 2012

    Almost a third of electric blankets checked at a safety testing session at Bewdley Fire Station last week (25 September) were found to be defective in one way or another.

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  • Fire safety promoted in Winyates West

    Tuesday 02 October 2012

    Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) will be calling at properties in the Winyates West area of Redditch this week to offer fire safety advice to local residents following a house fire in Dolben Lane on Sunday night (30 September).

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  • Charity ladder climb

    Tuesday 02 October 2012

    Firefighters from Hereford are holding a charity ladder climb in the city centre next weekend to raise funds towards a special holiday for the family of a colleague whose son is suffering with a serious medical condition.

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  • Fire at Worcester hotel

    Tuesday 02 October 2012

    Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) was called to a fire at the Whitehouse Hotel in Foregate Street, Worcester at 7.30am this morning (Tuesday 2 October).

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  • Redditch Bin Arson Causes Gas Main To Ignite

    Monday 01 October 2012

    Police are appealing for witnesses to an arson attack which led to a gas main igniting in Redditch. A bin in a cupboard adjacent to the front door of an end terraced house in Dolben Lane, Winyates West, was set alight at around 9.40pm yesterday, Sunday 30 September.

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