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Woman arrested on suspicion of university halls arson Police have said the investigation into fire at Francis Drake Hall is now one of arson with intent to endanger life The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Get the best and latest crime stories with our Court Insider newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with o...

A SERIOUS fire swept through the iconic Metropole Hotel on a “dramatic” night in Llandrindod Wells. Smoke was seen billowing out from the luxury 4-star Victorian hotel after the fire alarm was raised just after 6pm on Tuesday, April 13, with local fire crews on the scene within minutes. Firefighters have now confirmed that the fire was contained to a laundry room basement, but said the smoke had spread throughout the rear of the hotel. Firefighters extinguished the fire using ten br...

A HOTEL near an airport has been evacuated this afternoon due to a serious fire on the fifth floor. Fire crews remain at the scene this evening, having received reports of a fire at the Ibis Hotel in London Road in Crawley near Gatwick Airport shortly before 3pm. Pictures show clouds of smoke billowing from the building this afternoon. Photos: Eddie Mitchell London Road has been closed in both directions as emergency teams work to tackle the blaze and people are still advised to av...

Flames spread across three homes in Crossbush Lane, Crossbush, near Arundel, shortly before 7pm. The fire service was called and teams rushed to the scene, arriving to find a huge cloud of thick, grey smoke billowing from the buildings. Fire tears through roofs of terraced houses in Crossbush, near Arundel Credit: Eddie Mitchell Crews worked quickly to bring the fire under control, remaining on the scene late into the night to make sure the blaze did not reignite. "All persons were ...

Fire crews tackle blaze broken through the roof at bus yard MORE THAN 50 firefighters rushed to the scene of a blaze at a bus depot in Woodley this morning. Crews for the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service attended the warehouse on headley Road East, Woodley, at around 2am this morning (05/3), after reports of a fire were made at the scene.  A spokesman for Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "At 1:50am on Friday, 5 March, we received reports of a fire at a warehouse on He...

Firefighters from 4 counties battle Newbury blaze for almost 14 hours Pictures show what damage was done at the property Liam Headd );  ); FIRE appliances from stations across four counties worked together for around 14 hours to tackle a blaze at a property in Wantage Road, Newbury. Yesterday (Sunday, January 31) Newbury Today reported that fire crews attended a house near the golf course entrance to Snelsmore Common after a fire started at 12.32am. After working throughout the night on Sunda...

700 people have been evacuated from their flats after a gas leak in West Sussex was declared a "major incident" by police. The incident took place at a large block of flats in Melton Mount Avenue, Crawley, at 12.21am on Wednesday, with all residents moved into temporary accommodation, Sussex Police said. Resident Leah Hicklin said she was evacuated at 1.30am but said that others were still being led from the building at 4am. She told the BBC: "We thought it was only something minor until they s...

Three houses had to be evacuated this afternoon after a major fire broke out in Porthleven.  People living in the port were warned to keep their doors and windows shut as smoke filled the air.  Fire crews from Helston and Mullion, along with two flexi-duty officers, were first called just before 2.10pm today. Local reports initially suggested that it was a house involved in the blaze, before word got round that it was a garage on fire - which emergency services have now confirmed. A...