The Electricity at Work Act 1989 (EAWA) is a piece of UK legislation aimed at ensuring the safety of electrical systems in the workplace. It places a legal responsibility on employers, employees, and self-employed individuals to ensure that electrical equipment is properly maintained and safe to use, and that risks Read more…
Anita Hanks, 33, died after the blaze in her Carlton flat on 2nd October 2017. An inquest has heard a fault with the fridge freezer was the likely cause. Fire crews attended the fire at the block of flats, on Walton Court, at around 7:45 am but were unable to Read more…
A house in Harehills, Leeds was set ablaze this Bank Holiday Monday (7th May 2018) by a fire in a cellar that involved a fuse board. Two fire engines were dispatched to the fire just before 13:30, and the crews managed to extinguish the blaze using two breathing apparatus and Read more…
A woman suffered from smoke inhalation after a fire broke out inside a home in Dewsbury. Firefighters were called to Russell Street, Westborough, at about 7pm today (Tuesday 13th March 2018). They found an electrical fire in the hallway of the home. Crews extinguished the flames using two hose reels Read more…
According to figures, a total of 4,732 fires were linked to faulty appliances across the UK; and over the last year in Nottinghamshire alone, almost 100 fires were due to faulty appliances. The Fire Service concluded that this was also the cause of a recent fire in Bulwell. The blaze Read more…
Firefighters have urged the public to be more careful with phone and tablet chargers after two fires started thought to have been caused by faults, which were switched on but not connected to devices in both cases. As technology has evolved to become more and more integrated into modern life, Read more…
Crews attended a fire last night at the Grade II listed building Salt Mills in Saltaire believed to have started due to an electrical fault. The fire, which broke out in the living room an apartment, was noticed by the person in the flat and fire crews arrived at 01:38. Read more…
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…
