Tag: Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue

Elderly woman in hospital after fire at sheltered housing complex

Scottish News

Christine Lavelle - February 6, 2011

AN elderly woman was being treated in hospital after a blaze ripped through the kitchen of her sheltered housing flat. The 95-year-old was rescued when...

Man rescued after blaze rips through Edinburgh flat

In Brief

Christine Lavelle - January 26, 2011

HERO firefighters plucked a man to safety from a window of his blazing home early today. The rescue crew scrambled up a ladder to save...

Police Probe Blaze At Community Sports Park

Local News

Christine Lavelle - January 19, 2011

NINETEEN firefighters battled a blaze for over two hours after a suspected arson attack on an Edinburgh sports pavilion. The fire is believed to have...

Couple rescued from blazing building

Videos

Clare Carswell - January 17, 2011

A TEENAGE student was forced to decide whether to stay in the top floor flat of a burning building – or overcome her lifelong...

Chip pan fire takes hold of woman’s dressing gown

In Brief

Christine Lavelle - January 16, 2011

A 62-YEALD-OLD woman was treated by ambulance staff after she tried to single-handedly battle a blaze in her kitchen The woman tried desperately to extinguish...