Tag: Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue

Elderly woman in hospital after fire at sheltered housing complex

AN elderly woman was being treated in hospital after a blaze ripped through the kitchen of her sheltered housing flat. The 95-year-old was rescued when...

Man rescued after blaze rips through Edinburgh flat

HERO firefighters plucked a man to safety from a window of his blazing home early today. The rescue crew scrambled up a ladder to save...

Police Probe Blaze At Community Sports Park

NINETEEN firefighters battled a blaze for over two hours after a suspected arson attack on an Edinburgh sports pavilion. The fire is believed to have...

Couple rescued from blazing building

A TEENAGE student was forced to decide whether to stay in the top floor flat of a burning building – or overcome her lifelong...

Chip pan fire takes hold of woman’s dressing gown

A 62-YEALD-OLD woman was treated by ambulance staff after she tried to single-handedly battle a blaze in her kitchen The woman tried desperately to extinguish...

Call for smoke alarm legislation after six fire deaths since Christmas

A FIRE union boss has called for the Scottish Government to introduce legislation stating that all homes should have a working smoke alarm and...

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