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Yahoo
12 hours ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Sharp rise in rural fires as temperatures continue to soar
As temperatures have soared this week, firefighters across the county have been busy battling blazes out in the open. Norfolk Fire and Rescue Services attended four fires in the open on Thursday, which turned out to be the hottest day of the year so far with a local peak of 29C. These were in Great Yarmouth, Terrington St Clement, Dereham and Gorleston. On Wednesday, crews attended another six of these incidents in Norwich, Dereham, Blackborough End, Crimplesham and Wretham. All regions across England remain under an amber health alert until Monday and temperatures in Norfolk are expected to exceed 30C. READ MORE: With this in mind, the fire service has issued a warning for people to be safe while out and about in the sun. A spokesman said: "Fires in the open are mostly avoidable. In this weather they can spread very quickly and become wildfires. "If you're out and about this week, please help us keep Norfolk safe by taking extra care. "And if you see a fire, calling 999 quickly will help us get to it before it spreads too far. "The main cause of wildfires is human activity. Help us by fully extinguishing smoking materials, taking a picnic instead of a disposable barbecue, putting litter in a bin or taking it home - including glass bottles which are a particular fire hazard in hot weather - and downloading what3words to your phone so you can pinpoint the exact location of a rural fire to our brilliant control room team."
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Chesapeake Fire controls flames at Indian River Shopping Center
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) – The Chesapeake Fire Department is responding to a working fire at the Indian River Shopping Center Sunday, May 18. Firefighters responded to the fire around 4:11 a.m., with reports of flames appearing from the back of the shopping center. Norfolk Fire-Rescue and the Virginia Beach Fire Department assisted in putting out the fire. The fire was ruled to be under control around 4:41 a.m. No injuries have been reported. The unit under fire was under renovations and the fire was ruled as accidental. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
