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[25 Mar 2011 | Comments Off | 1,647 views]
Two charged over Hanley mosque fire

By Josh Hoare: The two men have appeared in court after being charged of an arson attack at a mosque in Stoke-on-Trent.

A 23-year-old and 28-year-old were granted conditional bail at Fenton Magistrates court on March 25.

The men were charged with arson with intent to endanger life, following a fire at the Regent Road mosque on December 3, 2010.

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[8 Mar 2011 | Comments Off | 2,038 views]
Newcastle store gutted in blaze to be demolished

By Robert Emanuel & Siobhan Congreve: A store gutted by fire in the centre of Newcastle-under-Lyme is to be demolished.

The three-storey Pound Stretcher shop building was destroyed in one of the biggest fires in the town for years.

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[15 Feb 2011 | Comments Off | 1,589 views]
Fire at Stoke-on-Trent’s former Irish Centre treated as arson

By James Muir: Police investigating a fire at a derelict building in Stoke-on-Trent are treating the incident as arson.

Fire services had been called to the former Irish Centre, which has been empty for a number of years, on North Street at around 2.40pm yesterday (February 14).

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[15 Feb 2011 | Comments Off | 1,670 views]
Blaze destroys former Stoke-on-Trent Irish Centre

By Daniel Cross: Firefighters have been tackling a huge blaze in a two-storey derelict building in Stoke-on-Trent.

Crews from Hanley, Longton and Newcastle-under-Lyme were called out to the fire at the former Stoke Irish Centre on North Street, at around 2.40pm yesterday (February 14).

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[10 Feb 2011 | Comments Off | 1,538 views]
Bonfire accident causes disused pub blaze in Burton

By Victoria Wilkins & Andrew Bettridge: A fire that spread to a disused pub in Burton was an accident and not arson, fire chiefs have confirmed.

The fire which badly damaged the empty Red Lion pub in Horninglow was believed to have been started deliberately.

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[8 Feb 2011 | Comments Off | 1,540 views]
Disused pub in Burton damaged by arsonists

By Victoria Wilkins: Arsonists started a fire that swept through a number of outbuildings and a disused pub near Burton.

And a resident who lived next door to the building in Horninglow had to be treated for smoke inhalation by paramedics.

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[7 Feb 2011 | Comments Off | 1,818 views]
Longton residents to shape fire station future

By Rachel Wood: Staffordshire fire chiefs want residents and businesses to have their say on how to breath new life into Longton Fire Station .

The station, on Uttoxeter Road, is one of 11 selected to be rebuilt under a £50 million Private Finance Initiative (PFI) scheme.

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[2 Feb 2011 | Comments Off | 1,887 views]
Police probe arson attack on Kidsgrove home

By Natalie George: Arsonists have attacked a bungalow in Kidsgrove.

Fire officers were called out at 3.45am today (February 2) to the fire on Shannon Drive.

The blaze is thought to have been started deliberately and fire investigation officers and police are investigating the scene today.

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[13 Dec 2010 | One Comment | 1,989 views]
Pictures reveal students’ lucky escape from house fire

By Emma Glanfield and Beth Hepple: Pictures of a Stoke-on-Trent property destroyed by fire have shown just how lucky three students were to escape alive.

StaffsLive has been given an exclusive look inside the Leek Road property which was gutted after the blaze on November 6.

The fire – which police are treating as unexplained – has caused around £80,000 worth of damage to the house.

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[10 Dec 2010 | Comments Off | 1,677 views]
Man killed in Burton flats blaze

By Kim Lishman: A man died after a block of flats in Staffordshire caught fire.

Two other men who lived in nearby apartments were taken to Burton Hospital following the blaze on Branston Road.