A retired firefighter rushed into action when a car crash outside a pub severed a gas pipe.

Three fire engines were called to a Christmas Day blaze that started in a bedroom.

Three fire engines were called to a flat after a poorly-discarded cigarette set a mattress on fire.

Firefighters have been praised after a small blaze closed the country’s second-oldest cathedral.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing a town centre fire in which a woman suffered injuries and had to be pulled from the burning building.

A probe is underway after an injured woman was rescued from a burning building.

A dad-of-two’s kitchen was destroyed as it became “engulfed in flames” just days before Christmas.

Three people have been treated for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in the kitchen of a city pub.

A stark reminder has been issued of the dangers of getting behind the wheel while under the influence this Christmas as part of a joint campaign.

A health centre has been forced to shut for at least two days, following a blaze which caused extensive smoke damage.

Firefighters were called to a vehicle alight on a busy stretch of motorway this evening.

A gas cylinder fire at industrial premises is causing traffic chaos.

Firefighters treated one person for suspected smoke inhalation after being called to a kitchen blaze this morning.

Customers and shoppers had to leave a supermarket while fire crews tackled a fire caused by an electrical fault.

A road was closed and homes evacuated amid a large emergency services response following a blaze at a flat near a town centre.

There were delays on the M20 after a car caught alight.

A 31-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a van was found alight on a busy road.

Pictures show the devastating impact of a fire that ripped through a large house last night.

Fire crews are tackling a huge blaze at a property this evening – and residents living nearby are being urged to close their windows due to the smoke.

This is the terrifying moment a man's vape battery blew up – burning his arm and sending flames shooting up.