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A children’s nursery in Elland will be closed for an unknown period of time following a fire. Four engines were called out to deal with the blaze, at around 07:15 on Friday 5th January 2018 at Elland Day Nursery, in Northgate. Fortunately there were no injuries caused by the incident. Read more…
Terrified pedestrians reported hearing a ‘loud deep explosion’ in Sheffield this morning. Andrea Kirkpatrick was walking past at the time said that pedestrians were left stunned. She said: “There was a loud bang/explosion, and everyone stopped dead on the street. “Then there was a weird roaring and gushing noise and Read more…
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue believe that the blaze which caused “utter panic” in a high-rise student accommodation complex, was caused by an electrical fault in the building. Leo Chang, 21, a resident in the building, said: “we just had to get out. No one knew what was happening, it was Read more…
Here at GetTesting we work with a range of private landlords, property management companies and some of the UKs largest letting agents to help ensure their tenants aren’t exposed to unnecessary electrical risks, be it an electric shock or fire hazard by performing regular PAT testing. (more…)
Fire officers say that whilst nearly every type of fire has reduced significantly during the last decade, electrical incidents have stubbornly refused to drop. There has been a rise in electrical fires across South Yorkshire. Numbers have risen from 150 and 165 in previous years to 190 house fires involving Read more…
More than 2,000 people attended the funeral of the two women and three children (Shabbina Begum, 53. Her daughter Anum Parwaiz Kayani 20, Adyan Parwaiz Kayani 9, Amaan Parwaiz Kayani 7, and nine-week-old Minahil Parwaiz Kayani) who died in the blaze on Wake Road, Sheffield, on 28 April. Firefighters from Read more…
