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The Latest Breaking News on Wildfires

Hazardous waste cleared after fatal crash as part of M62 reopens

There has been travel chaos all day across Merseyside and Cheshire

Liverpool Echo

Strikes – latest: Teachers and train drivers join biggest walkout in decade

Trains off, schools closed and ‘anti-strike bill’ protests across the country

The Independent UK

North Shields fire tragedy: Painstaking investigation work goes on at scene of blaze that killed Leah Casson

Police are still at the fire ravaged home, on Vicarage Street, two weeks after 18-year-old's death

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Will recent storms save California from a brutal fire season?

It's something of a Golden State paradox: Dry winters can pave the way for dangerous fire seasons fueled by dead vegetation, but wet winters — like the one the state has seen so far — can also spell danger by spurring heaps of new growth that can later act as…

Los Angeles Times

Urban explorer hears 'creepy footsteps' in abandoned house locals say is haunted

The unnerved explorer said he heard the mysterious footsteps creeping up the staircase while exploring the property in Lancashire

Daily Mirror

Footage shows smoke billowing from windows as fire tears through tower block

Fire crews rushed to the scene this morning

Manchester Evening News

Fire service confirms cause of blaze that engulfed Nottingham House of Fraser deer sign

The logo's scorched outline remains visible near Victoria Centre to this day

Nottingham Post

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Ashton under Lyne fire: Huge fireball and black smoke at flats as residents evacuated

A huge fire has broken out in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester. At least six engines were seen attending the blaze where a large fireball and black smoke was seen coming from a building

Daily Mirror

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service reviewing similar premises in the area following fatal Perth hotel fire

Police Scotland is also continuing to offer support to families affected by the blaze at the New County Hotel

Daily Record

Huge inferno closes M62 as lorry bursts into flames on motorway causing rush hour chaos

This morning, commuters travelling on the M62 towards Manchester are set to face diversions following last night's blaze - fire crews raced to the scene at about 8.44pm where they found the lorry fully engulfed in flames

Daily Mirror

Woman shouts in dock as she's jailed for cathedral arson attack

Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral was "filled with a vile smell of burning" after fire in early hours

Liverpool Echo

Lorry destroyed in devastating vehicle fire on the M62

Pictures showed the vehicle engulfed in huge flames and the devastation caused by the fire afterwards

Liverpool Echo

Firefighters vote to strike for first time in 20 years over pay dispute

The Fire Brigades Union has called on employers and the Government to make a 'credible' new pay offer within 10 days to avoid industrial action

Chronicle Live

CCTV released as police investigate fire that destroyed vehicles, home

Investigators have renewed calls for information following a suspicious fire at Adamstown last year.

Newcastle Herald

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Dublin Live

Investigation launched after vacant building set alight in north inner city Dublin

Anyone who has information about the suspected arson incident is being urged to contact gardai

Manchester Evening News

Firefighters 'struggling with cost of living crisis' and 'raw pay deal', says Andy Burnham

The mayor also slammed the government for allowing '999 services to fall into a position where they can't serve the public'

Daily Mirror

Huge warehouse fire shuts down busy town centre as firefighters battle against blaze

Images from the scene in Boston, Lincolnshire, show huge flames spilling from the building against the night sky with nine fire appliances in attendance

Liverpool Echo

Smoke billows from windows as abandoned building burns again

Seven fire engines were at the scene along with an aerial platform

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Edinburgh Live

Firefighters in Scotland vote to strike over pay for first time in almost 20 years

Pay is set at a UK level and firefighters have currently been offered a 5 per cent increase, up from 2 per cent offered last year according to the union’s Scottish secretary, John McKenzie.

Glasgow Live

Firefighters vote to strike over pay dispute for first time in 20 years

The Fire Brigades Union has said it will give the Government and employers 10 days to make an improved pay offer before deciding its next move and planning strike dates

Bristol Post

Car flips over and crashes into parked vehicles in quiet Bedminster street

Photos from the scene show a car flipped on its side on a 'narrow street' in Bedminster

The Independent UK

Discussions over special measures as NI firefighters vote for strike action

Members of the Fire Brigades Union in Northern Ireland backed walkouts by 94% on a turnout of 68%.

Chronicle Live

Firefighters tackle Sunderland bus blaze with nearby community centre evacuated

The fire brigade attended the Silksworth area of the city on Monday morning after reports of a bus catching fire

Reuters

British firefighters vote for strikes over pay row

British firefighters have voted for a nationwide strike over a pay dispute, their trade union said on Monday, stopping short of setting out exact dates as it gave employers and the government a final shot at resolving the row.

The National (Scotland)

Firefighters across UK vote to strike as Tories given 10-day pay ultimatum

FIREFIGHTERS in Scotland have voted to go on strike – saying their take-home pay is worth 12 per cent less than what it was more than a decade ago.

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