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Homes evacuated in London fire
Thousands homeless -
Fires break out in New South Wales
Snow causes car pile-
Chile firefighters tackle blaze
9 Mar 2010
Firefighters tackle serious blaze
More than 25 firefighters are sent to tackle a "severe" fire in the top floor of a tenement block in Glasgow.
Arsonists destroy £130k car fleet
A couple who rent wedding cars vow to be back in business after their fleet of classic vehicles was destroyed in an arson attack.
Driver escapes 'demolished' car
A driver has a "remarkable" escape after his car is crushed by a lorry on the A64 near York, the fire service says.
Elephant grass blaze sweeps field
Firefighters spend the night tackling a blazing field of elephant grass in Somerset which may have been started deliberately.
Man injured in embankment plunge
A man is rescued after falling 30ft down a steep embankment on North Tyneside.
Gorse fires treated as suspicious
Fire crews in Cornwall are called out to nine gorse fires in just over a day, some of which are believed to have been started deliberately.
Plea as grass fires stretch crews
10 Mar 2010
Woman's body found in burning car
A body, thought to be that of a 19-
Man charged over bungalow arson
A 74-
Arson probe over car fire damage
Detectives are investigating an arson attack at a car sales business in Merseyside after six cars were damaged by a fire.
Arsonists 'burnt' in factory fire
Arsonists who set fire to a waste paper site in Lancashire may have been injured, police believe.
Evacuation after tower block fire
Several flats are evacuated after a fire at a 12-
Girl rescued from vending machine
A mother tells of her daughter's ordeal after her arm got trapped in a vending machine and had to be rescued.
Crews warn of wheelie bin fires
Fire officers in Reigate and Banstead warn householders of the risk posed to their homes by wheelie bins being set alight.
Woman dies as car hits lamppost
A woman is declared dead at the scene of a crash where a car went into a lamppost and wall in Staffordshire.
Gorse fire tackled at army camp
About a hundred firefighters are called to tackle a gorse fire at an army training camp in Dorset.
Alarms not working in fatal fire
Smoke alarms were not working in an Aberdeen flat where an elderly woman died following a fire, it is revealed.
11 Mar 2010
Man, 52, dies after house blaze
A 52-
Large flames blamed for power cut
A power cut in the west of Jersey is caused by fire in an electricity substation in Les Quennevais, firefighters say.
Crews tackle fire at pallet yard
A road in an industrial area in Northamptonshire is closed while firefighters deal with a fire involving a large number of pallets.
Jacobean building hit by flames
Firefighters spend three hours tackling flames at a restaurant in Derby.
Two rescued as fire destroys flat
A man and a woman are rescued from a first floor flat in north Belfast which is destroyed in a fire.
Fire destroys Shoreditch offices
More than 100 firefighters tackle a major fire at a restaurant and office block in central London.
Fire college 'failed fire safety'
The UK Fire Service College failed to comply with fire safety laws when part of its own premises burnt down, the BBC learns.