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A woman who was injured as a result of a fire in King Street, Plymouth, in the early hours of Monday 15 September, has died.

The 42-year-old local woman passed away in Derriford Hospital on Tuesday 16 September. Her family has been informed.

The police and fire investigation into the cause of the fire in one of flats in Kings Court continues.

The fire was reported to...

Detectives are seeking an arsonist who put lives in danger by setting fire to a motorcycle underneath a block of Plymouth flats.

Fire crews were called to Ferry Road in Devonport around 7.20am on Sunday 30 March and found the motorcycle well alight in a garage beneath the flats.

The offenders had first tried to steal the Kawasaki ZR machine, which had been moved from its...

Plymouth police are investigating after two motorcycles belonging to the same owner were targeted by an arsonist.

The first incident happened overnight on 20/21 February when a Triumph Bonneville motorcycle was set alight in Miles Mitchell Avenue, Eggbuckland. The green and white bike, valued at £5,749, was totally destroyed by the fire.

In the early hours of Monday (10 March)...

Electricity is a major cause of accidental fires in homes. Faulty electrics, appliances, wiring and overloaded sockets all cause around 7,000 house fires across the country every year.

Many people have extension leads in their homes, often using four-way bar adaptors to increase the number of appliances that you can plug into a wall socket.

Devon & Somerset Fire &...

A block of flats was evacuated yesterday following a kitchen fire on the fourth floor.

Two fire appliances from Greenbank, one from Camels Head and an aerial platform from Crownhill were mobilised.

The block of flats, on Lockyer Street, the Hoe, had to be evacuated while firefighters made the building safe.

A Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service spokesman...

Firefighters in England and Wales will walk out on strike between 7pm and midnight tonight (Christmas Eve) in their long running dispute with the government over pensions.

The Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue service (DSFRS) have said that they have “substantial contingency plans in place to ensure that we will continue to respond to emergency incidents.”

The strike comes...

Firefighters will strike again on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve in an ongoing pension dispute between the Government and the Fire Brigades Union (FBU).

Three more strikes have been announced by the FBU following strikes last Friday and Saturday.

Devon and Somerset fire and rescue authority have said that seven incidents requiring firefighters took place during last...

Two fire appliances from Camels Head attended a microwave fire at a property in Landulph Gardens, St Budeaux yesterday.

The incident happened at around 3.45pm.

A Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service spokesman said: “Crews arrived on scene and confirmed a small fire in the kitchen.

“Crews put the fire out using one hose reel jet with two breathing apparatus...

Fire crews were called to Horn Lane in Plymstock on Saturday night after a large blaze was reported at a garage.

Crews from Plymstock, Greenbank and the aerial ladder platform from Crownhill attended the incident.

On arrival at the scene they found a single, two storey detached garage was well alight.

It took crews nearly two hours to bring the blaze under control....

Fire crews were called to the Beefeater Restaurant at Marsh Mills in Plymouth last night.

One fire appliance from Plympton and one fire appliance from Yelverton were mobilised.

Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service confirmed a small fire in a staff changing room, involving kitchen towels.

The fire was extinguished by fire crews using two breathing apparatus...