Fire

This is the shocking moment a man's vape battery exploded burning his arm and sending flames shooting up. Picture: SWNS

Watch dramatic moment lorry driver's vape battery explodes in cab

A workman was lifted to safety after a huge fire at a high-rise building in Reading. (Credit: Chris Lauder/X/PA Wire

Shocking footage shows black smoke billow from huge Reading fire

Kelly Feaviour and her daughters, and the burned-out tumble dryer Picture SWNS

Watch: Tumble dryer blaze ruins family's home

Ashley Dale was shot and killed in her own home. Niall Barry, Sean Zeisz (top row), James Witham and Joseph Peers (bottom row) have been jailed for her murder. Image: Merseyside Police

Ashley Dale killers jailed for 173 years over machine gun murder

Ashley Dale was found in her backyard by police with a fatal gunshot wound to her body. Image: Family handout

Watch: Ashley Dale murder case explained as four men await sentencing

A fifth man, Ian Fitzgibbon, from St Helens, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court charged with the murder of Ashley Dale. Image: Getty Images/family handout

Ashley Dale: Four men found guilty of murder after Glastonbury row

Merseyside Police cordon off a street. Image: OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images

Homes evacuated and bomb squad called after grenades found

These cosy pubs are perfect for an autumn pint. Photo: Adobe Stock/alex57111

11 cosy Liverpool pubs with real fires to warm up by

The controversial West Kirby sea wall. Image: LDR

Council ‘satisfied’ with rising costs and contracts for sea wall

A protest against asylum seekers at the Suites Hotel in Knowsley turned violent.

Asylum seekers to be moved from Knowsley riot hotel

The Greyhound and Punch Bowl on Bilston High Street was badly damaged by fire, which police are treating as arson. 1st October 2023. See SWNS story SWLNpub. Another historical 'wonky' pub has been hit by a suspected arson attack - just five miles from the Crooked House. (Credit: SWNS)

Second 'wonky' pub near Crooked House torched in suspected arson

Lewis Chapman was served with a gang injunction on Wednesday. Image: Merseyside Police

Brother of Elle Edwards’ killer given gang injunction

Moroccan rescuers supported by newly-arrived foreign teams face an intensifying race against time to dig out any survivors from the rubble of mountain villages, on the third day after the country’s strongest-ever earthquake. Image: FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images)

Region’s firefighters leading response after Morocco earthquake

Class 777 Merseyrail train and test pronunciations for Mossley Hill. Image: Ross McCall/Wikimedia and Northern

Rail firm re-records mispronounced station names after locals fume

11 pet dogs were killed in a fire at private dog kennels in Staffordshire, the police said.

11 pet dogs die in fire at private dog kennels in Staffordshire

Wildfire rages in a forested area on the Canary island of Tenerife

Tenerife ravaged by ‘worst wildfires’ on record as 1000s evacuated

The blaze destroyed around 200 cars

‘Spectacular’ scrapyard blaze destroys hundreds of cars

At least 93 people have been killed by wildfires that have devastated parts of Maui, Hawaii

Maui deaths rise to 93 with warnings of ‘significant’ death toll rise

Water providers could owe £800m in compensation to bill payers for ‘unfairly overcharging customers’

Bill payers could be owed £800m in compensation

The Bootle property after the fire. Photo by Sefton Council.

Landlord fined £35,000 for ‘reckless failure’ following Bootle fire

River of Light 2022. Photo by Jack Finnegan.

Liverpool’s light spectacular set to return - headlines

West Kirby sea wall. Image: Wirral Council

Cost of controversial West Kirby sea wall rises again

The £2 object that burned my house down

Andrew Tate: ex-kickboxer leaves vile comment under Amanda Holden post

A host of Vevor DIY and electrical appliances have been recalled after putting users at risk of electric shock

Warning as 34 branded DIY items recalled due to risk of fire

An easyJet pilot issued a stark warning to passengers before Rhodes flight

Easyjet pilot issues stark warning to passengers before Rhodes flight

Six fire engines were send to Deer Park Road, Stannington, after a seventh floor flat caught light. Fire picture shows fire engine. Picture: David Kessen

Gas supplies disrupted after underground fire breaks out

Firefighters battle huge blaze as arsonists torch more than 50 cars overnight

Arsonists cause destruction by torching over 50 cars in one night

Firefighters continued to tackle the blaze at the Royal Albion Hotel in Brighton on Sunday morning, July 16

Firefighters struggle to tackle blaze at Brighton’s Royal Albion Hotel

Residents responded to an appeal by Northern to help them correct the mispronunciation of local stations names in on-board announcements.

Locals fume over bizarre train station pronunciation error

Across Merseyside there has been an increase in accidental fires attributed to these types of items. Image: Adobe Stock

Locals warned not to throw household item in bin due to fire risk

Connor Chapman, Thomas Waring and the Skorpion gun used in the shooting of Elle Edwards. Image: CPS

Connor Chapman jailed for 48 years for Elle Edwards murder

Connor Chapman and Elle Edwards, Liverpool Crown Court

Connor Chapman found guilty of murder of Elle Edwards

Murderer who threw petrol on wife and set her on fire jailed for life

Murderer who threw petrol on wife and set her on fire jailed for life

Fatoumatta and her two children

Man guilty of murdering mother and two children in Nottingham fire

Thames Water CEO Sarah Bentley quits after Reading-based company’s poor environmental performance

Water company boss resigns with immediate effect

Berry Street is in the Ropewalks area of the city centre. Image: Wikimedia

Remembering Berry Street’s lost restaurants, cafes and bars

Port Ghalib, where the vessel departed from

Tributes pour in for British victim of Egypt boat fire

Teenage girl dies in village duck race tragedy

Elle Edwards was shot outside The Lighthouse pub in Wallasey Village.

Elle Edwards was innocent victim of ongoing feud, murder trial told