Lorry fire in Fife closes busy road as police and fire crews race to scene

direct to your inboxThe northbound M6 at Stafford was shut this weekend after a lorry transporting tinned fruit overturned and went up in flames.Both carriageways had to be shut due to the risk of tinned fruit that had heated up in the fire would explode and hit vehicles travelling southbound.

Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our Criminal Record newsletter.Emergency services raced to a smash near a Paisley supermarket this afternoon.Police and fire crews rushed to Ferguslie, near Aldi, after reports of a serious road accident at around 2.15pm.Two fire appliances and a number of emergency crews surrounded a badly damaged dark coloured car.It is unknown if there were any injuries as a result of the incident.Police Scotland and The Scottish

direct to your inboxThree people, including a four-year-old girl, have died in a house fire in Exeter, police said.Three other children, all under the age of 10, remain in hospital in a stable condition following the blaze.Emergency services were called to a fire at a property on Clayton Road in the St David’s area of Exeter at around 5.30am this morning (February 21).Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed that the two adults in their 20s and the four children are related.

North Ayrshire after a hearse burst into flames this afternoon.Emergency services scrambled to Glencairn Street in Stevenston after a report of the vehicle, which is used for taking coffins to a funeral, on fire.The road was closed near the JET petrol station while the fire brigade tackled the flames at around 4pm.It's not yet clear if there was a coffin inside the hearse at the time of the blaze.It's not believed anyone was injured as a result of the fire and the road has now reopened.A

were called to East View in Summerseat at around 9.20pm on Wednesday.Local residents reported hearing a 'loud bang' last night.

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direct to your inboxFirefighters are to join Army soldiers in helping the ambulance service respond to the coronavirus crisis in Greater Manchester.Fire crews are preparing to be redeployed to drive ambulances, respond to medical emergencies and help North West Ambulance Service paramedics, it has been confirmed.The 42 firefighters will start a three day education programme with NWAS from today with teams from Merseyside, Cumbria, Greater Manchester and Cheshire undertaking training in kit

direct to your inboxA man was hurt during a crash in Didsbury.Barlow Moor Road was shut following the two car collision, which happened at about 8.30am today.GMP said one man suffered minor injuries.Both drivers remained at the scene and police did not make any arrests.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions herePictures from the scene show two damaged cars, a black Mercedes

Edinburgh.Emergency services were called to the beauty spot at noon on Saturday afternoon after the alarm was raised by a park rangers.Paramedics attended to a man in his 30s who was injured after he struck a rock whilst sledging. An initial request was made for an air ambulance before a rescue op was launched using a Polaris rapid response vehicle.Mercy crews faced difficult weather conditions after heavy snow fall in the area.

footage of the inferno, which stretches for miles, emerged on Friday evening.The clip shows a fall of red flames and smoke billowing above the road - leaving a number of vehicles struggling to drive to safety due to visability.Soon after, motors can be seen emerging from the huge plume of thick smoke that covered the road.Four appliances are still at the scene of the fire this morning.

Aberdeenshire were unable to get past the cars yesterday afternoon.The fire service posted a snap showing the two cars left at the side of a tight road.Writing on Facebook about the incident, Banchory Fire and Rescue Service said: "So they think this appropriate."They are not at the cafe.

direct to your inboxDrivers have been warned to expect delays on the M62 after a lorry fire.One lane is currently closed on the westbound carriageway heading towards Manchester between junction 11 for Birchwood and junction 10 for Croft Exchange.Transport bosses said a lorry had set on fire at the scene.Emergency services are in attendance.In a tweet, TfGM warned drivers to 'approach with caution and expect delays in the area'.A traffic camera at the scene appears to show that the vehicle has

crash has shut down a busy Scots road with emergency crews on the scene. The smash happened at around 12.20pm this afternoon on the A835 approximately five miles from Braemar, at Loch Droma.Emergency services raced to the area and shut down the road in both directions.

Rag N’ Bone Man has claimed that police officers were called round to his house after reports of a party – only to discover the artist and his housemate performing a karaoke duet.The ‘Human’ singer took to Twitter to tell the story of “some cuntchops” alerting the police on Friday night (January 29), presumably on the suspicion that a larger social gathering was taking place in violation of coronavirus lockdown laws.Upon arrival, however, officers discovered that the scene was an entirely legal

fire has broken out.Scottish Fire and Rescue were called to the scene of the blaze at Pacific Quay at around 11.30am on Sunday January 31.It is understood the fire started with a utility room on top of the roof.The extent of the blaze is not known at this time.Firefighters are currently at the scene extinguishing the blaze, while pictures on social media show workers evacuated outside the media hub.A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 11.26am on Sunday,

Aberdeen road after a two-car crash. Police and fire crews raced to the scene on Hilton Drive at 4pm on Saturday following the smash.