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A fire at a lead factory and industrial site in Welwyn Garden City was extinguished after more than four hours.

Published: 6:00 PM February 4, 2021    James (L) hopes to tackle the 156 mile 'ultra' Marathon des Sables later this year. - Credit: James Bull A Hertfordshire-based firefighter with 20 years' experience has bravely shared his story of battling trauma, ahead of a 250km 'ultra marathon' - which he hopes will raise thousands of pounds for mental health charities. James Bull is currently Station Commander at Hitchin and Royston Fire Stations, and has worked for the Herts Fire and Rescue Service for 20 years. James and his team are often thrown into dangerous situations at a moment's notice...

Harrow Court: The horror Stevenage fire that claimed the lives of two firefighters and a resident We remember Michael Miller, Jeff Wornham and Natalie Close who all lost their lives in the devastating Harrow Court fire in 2005 The fire broke out on the 14th floor (Image: Market Drayton Fire Station) Sign up to our newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank ...

Published: 9:57 AM February 2, 2021    The Herts firefighting community are remembering firefighters Michael Miller and Jeff Wornham who lost their lives at Harrow Court 16 years ago. - Credit: Archant Two firefighters who lost their lives tackling a blaze in Stevenage are being remembered today, 16 years after their passing. Michael Miller from Stevenage and Jeff Wornham from Sandon lost their lives trying to rescue resident Natalie Close, who was also killed in the Harrow Court tragedy on February 2, 2005. Today, we mark the 16th anniversary of the passing of FF Jeff Wornham and FF Micha...

The fire at the Discovery Centre at Oaklands College campus in St Albans. - Credit: Archant For Zoe Hancock, departing principal of Oaklands College, the biggest challenge she faced during her tenure was unquestionably the massive fire at the Discovery Centre in June 2019, which spread to a nearby gym and resulted in students and staff being evacuated. Firefighters tackled a large-scale blaze at Oaklands College in St Albans. Picture: Herts Fire and Rescue Service - Credit: Herts Fire and Rescue Service “I never want to see a fire like that again. However difficult my job was it was never ...