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Tag: Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue

Investigation begins as family home is destroyed by fire

A FAMILY home that was totally destroyed in a massive blaze may have been deliberately set on fire, police said today.   Dozens of firefighters battled...

3-year old girl rescued after thugs set fire to push chair

A TERRIFIED three-year-old girl had to be plucked to safety from a top floor window after sick thugs set light to a pushchair in...

Without a paddle: Rescuers called in for canoeists stuck in 4ft of water

TWO canoeists were left red-faced after they sparked a major rescue operation by getting stuck clinging to a fallen tree – in less than...

Man injured in factory machinery accident

A FACTORY worker had his arm mangled after it was caught in machinery at a printing material manufacturers. Firecrews dismantled the equipment to free the...

One thousand schoolchildren learn to ‘playsafe’

A THOUSAND primary one school children from 21 schools across Edinburgh are learning how to keep themselves safe during a four-day personal safety event...

Fire-fighters battle to save woman after she collapses at exercise class

A WOMAN’S life was saved by local fire-fighters after she collapsed at her exercise class in Galashiels yesterday evening (May 23). The forty-two year old...

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