Avon Fire and Rescue

• News / fire

  Maternity hospital fire caused by solar panel fault

  The fire caused a swift evacuation of mothers and newborn babies

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• News / fire

  Mothers and newborn babies evacuated following fire at maternity hospital

  Women in labour were guided to makeshift labour rooms in ambulances

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• News / fire

  Fundraiser set up following gas explosion that destroyed house

  A gas exploded in the early hours of Tuesday, destroying a home

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• News / Avon Fire and Rescue

  Three residents survive house gas explosion

  Emergency services were called to the property in Yate in the early hours

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• News / fire

  Large fire breaks out in recycling centre

  Thick black plumes were seen as far as Clevedon and Portishead

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• News / Cumberland Basin

  Major search operation in Cumberland Basin

  Cumberland Basin was drained of its water on Wednesday afternoon

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• News / fire

  12 fire engines attend serious house fire

  Nobody was injured in the blaze that broke out on Thursday morning

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• News / Apprenticeships

  ‘A road less travelled’ : From property development to firefighting

  Employers and training providers urging the public to reconsider the outdated perceptions

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