A lorry trailer, a mobile home and several outbuildings have been wrecked in a blaze in Dorset. A column of thick smoke could be seen for miles around Lewell, east of Dorchester, on Monday afternoon. Firefighters were called at about 16:40 BST and requested back-up when they saw the smoke.

Describing the deadly fire as “not only a tragedy, but a travesty,” Edward Kelly, President of the International Association of Fire Fighters, directly blamed Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan for the cuts to vital services in the city some 15 miles southeast of Providence, Rhode Island.

Nine people have died after a fire broke out at a Massachusetts assisted living facility overnight, leaving residents hanging out of windows screaming for help, according to authorities. Firefighters were called to the Gabriel House assisted living facility in Fall River at approximately 9:50 p.

A fire broke out Monday morning and damaged at least four buildings in the 2000 block of Vermont Street. A dog remains missing.

The fire that severely damaged Granite City Food and Brewery in Franklin is believed to have started after combustible mulch in a landscaping bed ignited.

SFFD contained a fire at a multi-residential building, resulting in one critical injury and a displaced resident.

Dozens of firefighters were called to the blaze at Stoelzle Flaconnage on Weeland Road in Knottingley, Wakefield at 22:49 BST on Saturday. West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said those affected by smoke inhalation had been treated by paramedics.

A tank used to store flammable liquid blew its top off Route K, sending its top flying into a nearby neighborhood. Fire crews were called to the closed Leatherwood Hills store on Route K at about 2 p.

Douglas County fire crews efficiently contained a wildfire near Highway 85 using a helicopter to drop 26,400 gallons of water.

A Chinese restaurant has been seriously damaged in a blaze that broke out in the early hours. The blaze ignited at Furama Palace in Trent Vale, Stoke-on-Trent, in the early hours of Monday, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service said.