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  • Serious barn fire

    Wednesday 24 August 2011

    A serious fire has broken out at a farm in Heightington, near Dunley, in North Worcestershire.

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  • Flat fire, Malvern

    Tuesday 23 August 2011

    Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (H&WFRS) was called to Duke of Edinburgh Way in Malvern at around 10.50pm last night (Monday 22 August) following reports of a fire in a block of flats.

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  • Malvern Quarry Rescue

    Tuesday 23 August 2011

    Firefighters rescued a man from a Malvern quarry after he became stuck near the top.

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  • Iron Causes House Fire

    Monday 22 August 2011

    An iron, left on when a family headed off on their holidays, caused a fire at a house in Nunnery Lane, Worcester, this morning (Monday 22 August).

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  • Worcester Pub Fire

    Monday 22 August 2011

    Firefighters were called to the Ketch pub in Worcester on Friday evening (August 19) following reports of a kitchen fire.

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  • Shed Fire

    Monday 22 August 2011

    Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (H&WFRS) was called to a shed fire in Perryfields Crescent, Bromsgrove at around 2.15pm yesterday afternoon (Sunday 21st August 2011).

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  • Mobile Home Fire

    Monday 22 August 2011

    Firefighters received a number of calls reporting a mobile home fire just off the A38 in the early hours of Sunday morning (21stAugust 2011).

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  • Agencies test emergency response to chemical incident

    Friday 19 August 2011

    Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) joined colleagues from West Mercia Police, Wye Valley NHS Trust, Herefordshire Council and West Midlands Ambulance Service in Hereford yesterday morning (Thursday 18 August) to work in partnership with A&E staff at the city's hospital in facilitating a CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear) training exercise.

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  • Caravan RTC on Motorway

    Wednesday 17 August 2011

    Three fire appliances were called to a road traffic collision on the M5 south between junctions 5 and 6 following reports of a caravan that had overturned on the carriageway.

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  • Teenagers Stuck In Child Swings

    Tuesday 16 August 2011

    Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) have issued a warning following several incidents in less than a week, where high-school aged youngsters got stuck in child swings and had to be rescued by firefighters.

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