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Friday 08 May 2009
Blaze severely damages Glasgow South Side Church
Langside Parish Church in Glasgow's South Side was left severely damaged this evening as a result of a fire which spread rapidly along the roof of the single storey building.
Strathclyde Fire & Rescue's control centre was inundated with calls reporting the incident shortly after 7pm.
Fire appliances were dispatched to the scene from Polmadie and Castlemilk Community Fire Stations. As the crews approached the place of worship flames were already visible from the roof and thick acrid smoke billowed into the surrounding air.
The Incident Commander quickly ensured that the church interior had been succesfully evacuated before deploying fire crews in breathing apparatus to attack the blaze from within the main body of the church in an attempt to prevent any fire spread. The ensuing conditions forced the crews to withdraw from the church interior and adopt external firefighting tactics using both aerial and ground jets.
Police assisted in the control of local traffic and both services advised local residents to remain indoors and keep their windows closed against the possibility of smoke ingress.
At the height of the fire eight fire appliances and 40 firefighters were in attendance. No emergency service personnel or members of the public suffered any injuries.
The fire is now under control but crews will maintain a presence throughout the night before a joint investigation is launched by both Strathclyde Fire & Rescue and the Police into the cause of the blaze.
There is no further information available at this time.
Monday 27 April 2009
Farm fire
Fire crews are currently tackling a blaze in an outbuilding at Bankhead Farm near Coatbridge in North Lanarkshire.
Appliances from Coatbridge and Bellshill Community Fire Stations were mobilised to the scene shortly before 10 pm last night and were confronted by an extremely well developed fire which engulfed the entire outbuilding.
The Incident Commander, having ensured that there was no life risk, was severely hampered in bringing the blaze under control due to the very poor water supplies and restricted access for further fire appliances which he requested to extinguish the fire and to ensure that the surrounding farm buildings did not become involved due to fire spread.
Oncoming appliances are being tasked to continuously relay water to the scene from the nearest pressure fed water supply. The duration of the incident will be somewhat extended as a result of these difficulties.
The cause of the fire will be investigated jointly by Strathclyde Fire & Rescue and the Police. There is no further information available at this time.
Friday 17 April 2009
Gas explosion wrecks couple's home
At 19.35hrs on Friday April 17, emergency calls were received by Strathclyde Fire & Rescue’s operations support centre advising of an explosion within a property in the Kirklands area of Renfrew.
Three appliances from Govan and Renfrew were committed to the incident, which did not require any offensive firefighting operations.
Police enquiries into the cause of the blast are continuing along with a joint investigation by officials from Scottish Power, Scotia Gas Networks and Renfrewshire Council.
Two elderly residents who received burns to the upper body area in the incident were conveyed by ambulance to Glasgow Royal Infirmary where they were detained for treatment to their injuries, which are not believed to be life-threatening.
As a result of the extensive damage caused to the property Renfrewshire Council’s building control department have confirmed that all four properties in the block will now require to be demolished.
Group Commander Kenneth Hankinson, based at Renfrewshire and who took charge of the incident later that evening said: “These two people were extremely lucky to have walked away from such an explosion with the minor injuries they had.”
Friday 10 April 2009
Fatal fire in Glasgow
Two fire appliances from Easterhouse Community Fire Station were mobilised shortly after 6pm this evening to the report of a fire in a mid-terraced dwelling in the Baillieston area of Glasgow.
On arrival, the incident commander was confronted by a well-developed fire and immediately tasked the fire crews, who were wearing breathing apparatus, to tackle the blaze and commence searching for the occupant who was believed to be still inside the premises.
The crews fought their way through the intense heat and smoke and rapidly extinguished the blaze. The crews located a male in the dwelling and despite the efforts of the attending paramedics the casualty was subsequently pronounced dead at the scene.
Strathclyde Police and specialist officers from Strathclyde Fire & Rescue's Incident Research and Investigation Section will carry out a joint investigation to determine the cause of the fire. There is no further information available.
Thursday 09 April 2009
Youth rescued from embankment
A 13 year old youth who became trapped after plunging down a 100ft embankment was rescued by personnel from Motherwell Community Fire station this evening.
Fire crews mobilised to Priory Road in Wishaw just after 8pm found the youth lying at the bottom of the embankment in the company of Paramedics who had made their way down the embankment to tend to the casualty.
Crews were deployed by the Incident Commander to descend the embankment in order to stabilise and rescue the youth. The crews carefully extricated the casualty to the top of the embankment under extremely difficult circumstances. The youth was then handed over to the attendant ambulance crew for onward transportation to Wishaw General Hospital to receive treatment for minor injuries.
There is no further information available at this time.
Thursday 26 March 2009
Bus passengers taken to hospital
At 09:44 hours today Strathclyde Fire & Rescue's Operations Support Centre received a call reporting a road traffic collision involving a car and a bus with 20 passengers on board. The collision took place in Hareleeshill Road, Larkhall.
Fire Crews from Larkhall and Hamilton Community Fire Stations were quickly mobilised. Upon arrival, the Incident Commander confirmed that no persons were trapped and deployed fire crews to make the scene safe and assist the Ambulance service. A total of 12 casualties were transferred to the following Hospitals. 9 casualties taken to Wishaw General Hospital, 2 casualties taken to Hairmyres Hospital and 1 taken to Monkland General Hospital.
An investigation in to this incident will be carried out by Strathclyde Police. There is no further information available at this time.
Thursday 26 March 2009
Blaze causes evacuation of 35 homes
At approximately 12:30hrs today Strathclyde Fire & Rescue operations support centre received a call to a fire in a vehicle recovery yard within the Knockentibber area of East Ayrshire.
At the height of the blaze five fire appliances from across Ayrshire attended the scene. Acetylene gas cylinders were involved in the fire as a result of which operational procedures were implemented. This has resulted in a 200 metre hazard zone being identified; the occupiers of about 35 homes have been evacuated for a 24 hour period.
The fire has been extinguished. Strathclyde Fire & Rescue will remain in attendance during the 24 hour cooling period. There is no further information available.
Wednesday 25 March 2009
Fire in metal yard
Fire crews from Govan, Paisley and Yorkhill community fire stations were mobilised to a metal recycling yard at 10:30 this morning in King George V Dock on the south bank of the River Clyde.
The quick actions of the initial attending fire crews contained the fire, which had started in a metal fragmentiser unit, and prevented any spread to other areas of the yard.
Additional crews were requested to support firefighting operations and the blaze was quickly brought under control and extinguished by firefighters using two main jets.At the height of the blaze, five fire appliances and additional support vehicles attended the incident.
This is likely to be a protracted incident and Strathclyde Fire & Rescue will remain in attendance to damp down the scene. There is no further information available.
Monday 16 March 2009
Crash causes major gas leak
At 10:21 today Strathclyde Fire & Rescue's operations control took the first of several emergency calls to a report of a road traffic collision at Mount Pleasant Drive in Old Kilpatrick, West Dunbartonshire.
Two rescue appliances were immediately mobilised from Clydebank Community Fire Station to the incident. On arrival, crews discovered that a private car had collided with a gas distribution substation, causing exposed pipework to rupture. This resulted in a large quantity of natural gas being released into the atmosphere.
With the possible threat of an explosion, and as a precautionary measure, the incident commander in conjunction with Strathclyde Police has evacuated nearby residents from their homes and closed the A82 road.
Transco is currently on scene and is attempting to isolate the leak which may take up to two hours to achieve. Strathclyde Fire & Rescue and Strathclyde Police will remain in attendance and are working closely together with Transco to ensure the incident is contained and the public remains safe.
There is no further information available at this time.
Thursday 05 March 2009
Major warehouse fire in Cambuslang
At approximately 21:30hrs last night fire crews were called to an incident in Dreams Bed Warehouse in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire.
On arrival, fire crews were met with a well-developed fire. During the early stages of the incident crews were forced to fight the fire externally due to the intense heat and smoke being produced by the fire.
At the height of the blaze eight fire appliances, including two Aerial Rescue Pumps, were in attendance along with about 50 firefighters. The fire is now under control and fire service appliances have been reduced to three. There was no risk to surrounding properties.
Strathclyde Fire & Rescue's Incident Research & Investigation Section will commence a detailed examination of the building this morning in an attempt to determine the cause of the fire. There is no further information available at this time.
Sunday 01 March 2009
Fire in Dreghorn garage
Main Street Dreghorn in North Ayrshire will be closed off to non-emergency traffic for some time as a result of a fire in a garage workshop which occurred shortly after 2 o'clock this morning.
Fire appliances from Dreghorn Community Fire Station were initially mobilised to the scene and were confronted with a fire which quickly spread to the roof of the garage workshop. The incident commander immediately requested the attendance of additional resources and was informed of the presence of acetylene cylinders within the garage.
External firefighting tactics and recognised procedures for this type of incident are currently being adopted by the 30 firefighters presently at the fire scene.
The incident commander was assisted by Strathclyde Police who co-ordinated the evacuation of local residents to the nearby Townend Community Centre. Police also controlled the movement of all non-emergency traffic in the immediate area after a hazard zone had been set up by Strathclyde Fire & Rescue.
This will be a protracted incident and both emergency services will remain at the scene for up to 24 hours after the fire is extinguished. Consultation between emergency services and the local authority is presently taking place and a joint investigation into the cause of the fire will be undertaken by the Fire Service's Incident Research and Investigation officers and the Police.
There is no further information available at this time.
Monday 23 February 2009
Car crashes into house
Firefighters today had to rescue the two occupants of a house in the Ruchill area of Glasgow after a car crashed through the gable wall of the property.
At 11:45hrs fire crews from Maryhill and Easterhouse community fire stations were called to the incident in Mayfield Street. Firefighters discovered that the two occupants of the car had managed to get out of the vehicle; the two, unharmed, occupants of the house had to be rescued from an upstairs room by ladder.
Strathclyde Fire & Rescue requested the attendance of Glasgow City Council's Building Control section to check the stability of the building.
Fire Service resources at the scene comprised two rescue pumps from Maryhill Community Fire Station and a Heavy Rescue Vehicle with support pump from Easterhouse Community Fire Station. There is no further information available at this time.
Thursday 19 February 2009
Fire in new-build flats
At 01:52 today Strathclyde Fire & Rescue were called to a building fire at Kilfinan Street in the Lambhill area of Glasgow.
On arrival, fire crews were met with a well-developed fire on three floors of a four-storey block of flats. The building, which was attached to an older tenement property, was a new-build still under construction.
Sixty firefighters were in attendance using fire hoses and an Aerial Rescue Pump (ARP) to fight the fire. The ARP is a new type of fire engine that has an extending ladder and boom that can spray a jet of water onto a fire.
During the firefighting a large section of the building and scaffolding surrounding it collapsed. Residents from 16 flats had to be evacuated for their safety. These people went to neighbours and family; some were able to return to their homes before 03:30am.
The cause of the fire is still unknown, however it is being investigated by specialist fire investigators from Strathclyde Fire & Rescue. There is no further information at this time.
Monday 16 February 2009
Fire in Kelburn Castle
At approximately 01:40 today Strathclyde Fire & Rescue's Operations Support Centre received a call to a fire in Kelburn Castle at Fairlie in Ayrshire.
Fire crews from Largs and Ardrossan community fire stations were quickly mobilised to the scene. Upon arrival the incident commander committed firefighters who wore breathing apparatus and used a hosereel jet and a main jet to tackle the fire.
The fire was in a room on the top floor of a three-storey section of the castle which dates from the 13th Century. The fire had broken through the ceiling and was spreading to the roof space.
Additional resources were ordered to the incident due to the potential of rapid fire spread. The fire was contained and prevented from spreading any further due to the prompt actions and hard work of the first attending crews. Salvage work was quickly undertaken to remove valuable possessions to a safe locations and covers placed over items that could not be moved.
An investigation into the cause of the fire is now being undertaken by specialist officers from the Incident Research and Investigation Section of Strathclyde Fire & Rescue.
Wednesday 11 February 2009
Airdrie Fire Rescue
At 7.21pm this evening Strathclyde Fire & Rescue's operations support centre received a call to a flat on fire within an 8 storey building in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire.
Fire crews from Coatbridge and Bellshill community fire stations were quickly mobilised to the scene. Upon arrival crews were informed that the occupier of the flat was still in the building.
A total of 7 firefighters wearing breathing apparatus were committed to fight the fire and search for the occupant. A woman was rescued from a third floor bedroom, suffering from severe smoke inhalation.
Firefighters trained to provide trauma care, performed CPR upon the casualty, managing to resuscitate her; this work was continued by colleagues from the ambulance service. She was then transferred to Monk lands General Hospital.
A joint Police and Fire service investigation in to the cause of the fire is now underway. There is no further information available at this time.
Monday 09 February 2009
Clydebank flat fire
At just after 07:30 today Strathclyde Fire & Rescue was called to a fire in a flat on the 12th floor of Lomond View tower block in Clydebank.
At the scene, the fire crews found the adult male occupier had been rescued by two police officers. The occupier and the police officers were taken to the Western Infirmary suffering from smoke inhalation.
Firefighters from Clydebank and Knightswood community fire stations entered the smoke-filled flat wearing breathing apparatus and extinguished the fire.
The cause of the fire is being investigated by specialist fire investigation officers. There is no further information at this time.
Thursday 05 February 2009
Motherwell fire disrupts rail services
Just before 07:00 Strathclyde Fire & Rescue were called to a fire involving a timber building in a car servicing yard in Orbiston Street, Motherwell.
On arrival the fire crews from Motherwell Community Fire Station discovered a number of cylinders involved in the fire. One of these cylinders was used to store acetylene.
Because of the hazards associated with this gas, firefighters instigated a standard operating procedure. A 200 metre safety cordon was set up around the cylinder to protect fire crews and members of the public from danger. The firefighters will remain in attendance for 24 hours to cool the cylinder before declaring the area safe.
The West Coast main rail line is within this 200 metre cordon and will be closed until 07:00 tomorrow (Friday). A number of small businesses have also had to evacuate their premises until tomorrow.
Officers from Strathclyde Fire & Rescue have met with Network Rail, Strathclyde Police, North Lanarkshire Council and a representative of the occupiers of the site. Communications will be maintained with each of these organisations until the conclusion of the incident.
The cause of the fire is not known at this time and is under investigation.
Wednesday 04 February 2009
Glasgow House Fire Rescue
Firefighters have rescued an elderly man from a fire in a top floor flat in Newlands Road on the south side of Glasgow.
The firefighters, from Castlemilk Community Fire Station, who were called out at 10:06 this morning donned breathing apparatus to tackle the fire and carry out the rescue. The man, who was suffering from severe smoke inhalation, was taken to hospital by ambulance.
There is no further information available.
Monday 02 February 2009
Gable wall collapses in Dumbarton High Street
At 8pm this evening Strathclyde Fire & Rescue's operations support centre received a call to a report of a building collapse in High Street, Dumbarton.
Fire crews from Dumbarton Community Fire Station along with specialist trained urban search and rescue crews from Clydebank, Bellshill and Easterhouse community fire stations, were quickly mobilised.
Upon arrival, crews discovered that approximately 10 square metres of the sandstone gable end wall of the three-storey tenement building had collapsed, spreading debris below. Luckily no persons were injured.
The occupants of the four flats within the affected property were evacuated as a precaution. An officer from the Building Control Department of West Dunbartonshire Council also attended the scene.
The High Street will remain closed for some considerable time until the structure has been examined and declared safe. There is no further information available at this time.
Saturday 31 January 2009
Three die when car hits house
Fire crews from Motherwell Community Fire Station were mobilised to a reported road accident in the Dalton Hill area of Hamilton shortly before 7.15pm this evening.
On arrival the crews were confronted with the sight of a private car which had collided with a two-storey detached house which was partially collapsed. The crews quickly worked to make the immediate area safe and deal effectively with the incident in addition to liaising closely with the Police and Ambulance services.
Although the residents of the house escaped injury, all three occupants of the vehicle died as a result of the collision.
Strathclyde Police are currently carrying out an investigation into the cause of the accident.There is no further information available at this time.
Sunday 11 January 2009
Rescue from swollen river
Firefighters today rescued two women from a car after it had got stuck in a river.
The fire crews from Kilmarnock and Ayr community fire stations attended the incident in Dean Castle Country Park in Kilmarnock. The two women had tried to cross a ford in a river which had become swollen because of recent heavy rainfall. The car's engine stalled during the crossing and the occupants were unable to leave the vehicle because of the water surrounding them.
Firefighters from Ayr used specialist water rescue equipment to rescue the women, and paramedics gave the women precautionary check-ups. There is no further information at this time.
Friday 09 January 2009
Dunoon house fire
At 3:20am firefighters from Dunoon Community Fire Station attended a fire in a house in Sandhaven, Sandbank.
On arrival at the incident the fire crews found a well-developed fire in the ground and first floors of the two-storey terraced house. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus rescued the adult occupants by carrying a woman from the ground floor and rescuing her partner by ladder from the upper floor bedroom. The fire was then extinguished with a hose from the fire engine.
Both occupants were taken by ambulance to Dunoon General Hospital suffering from smoke inhalation.
Strathclyde Fire & Rescue's Incident Research and Investigation Section will be at the scene today to investigate the cause of the fire.
Friday 09 January 2009
Fatal house fire in Motherwell
At 01:45 on Thursday 8th January Strathclyde Fire & Rescue attended a house fire in Crawford Street, Motherwell.
On arrival at the incident the fire crews from Motherwell, Bellshill and Hamilton community fire stations sent firefighters wearing breathing apparatus in to fight the fire and search the premises for the occupier. They were met with a well-established fire in the house.
Firefighters found an elderly female householder on the first floor of the two-storey semi-detached house. Sadly, an attending doctor pronounced the woman dead at the scene.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by Strathclyde Fire & Rescue and Strathclyde Police.
Thursday 08 January 2009
Glasgow fire
At 6:20 this evening crews from Maryhill and Yorkhill community fire stations attended a bedroom fire at Westburn Gardens, Glasgow.
Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus rescued the occupant as their colleagues fought the fire. The adult male was taken by ambulance to the Western Infirmary for a precautionary check-up for smoke inhalation.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by Strathclyde Fire & Rescue's Incident Research and Investigation Section.
Tuesday 06 January 2009
Fatal house fire in Glasgow
At 04:49 this morning, Strathclyde Fire & Rescue's operations control took the first of several calls to a report of a dwelling house on fire within the Drumchapel area of Glasgow.
Two appliances from Clydebank Community Fire Station were mobilised to the incident. On arrival, crews were met with an intense fire affecting both the ground and first floors of the terraced house. The incident commander was informed that there were persons still within the premises and immediately sent for additional resources which arrived from Knightswood Community Fire Station.
Six firefighters wearing breathing apparatus sets were committed to fight the fire and conduct a search of the premises. Regrettably, during the search crews discovered that an elderly male had been overcome by effects of the fire and had perished at the scene.
Strathclyde Fire & Rescue and Strathclyde Police are currently carrying out a joint investigation into the cause of the fire. There is no further information at this time.
Sunday 04 January 2009
Fire in Greenock tenement
Six residents were taken to hospital early this morning following a fire on a landing of a three-storey tenement property in Drumfrocher Road, Greenock.
Fire crews from Greenock Community Fire Station were mobilised to the premises shortly before 3am this morning. On arrival, crews wearing breathing apparatus, fought their way up through the descending thick, acrid smoke to quickly extinguish the blaze before safely rescuing the distressed occupants and placing them in the care of the attending ambulance crews who subsequently transported them to hospital for precautionary checks.
The cause of the fire is unknown at present. There is no further information available at this time.
Saturday 03 January 2009
Lanarkshire farm fire
Strathclyde Fire & Rescue's operations support centre received a call to a farm on fire on the outskirts of Stonehouse at 01:00hrs on Saturday 3 January.
The first crew in attendance, from Strathaven Community Fire Station,were confronted with a large quantity of hay and some farm machinery on fire, with the flames spreading towards a diesel storage tank. The incident commander requested additional resources to attend due to poor water supplies at the location.
At the height of the blaze five fire engines from across Lanarkshire attended, setting up a water relay from the nearest suitable mains water supply. Cattle from surrounding sheds have been moved to adjacent fields away from the fire as a precaution.
Crews will remain in attendance for some considerable time. There is no further information available at this time.
Thursday 01 January 2009
Bishopbriggs fire fatality
On Wednesday 31 December at 21:40hrs Strathclyde Fire & Rescue's operations support centre received a call alerting them to a house fire in Bishopbriggs.
Fire crews from Bishopbriggs and Springburn community fire stations were dispatched to the scene and on arrival the crews were faced with a fire within a two-storey semi-detached house.
Four firefighters wearing breathing apparatus fought the fire with a hosereel jet and searched the property. A male occupant was found to have perished at the scene.
Strathclyde Fire & Rescue's investigation team along with Strathclyde Police will conduct a joint investigation into the cause. There is no further information available at this time.
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