Oldham man, 50, arrested over suspected arson attack on bespoke sofa warehouse
An Oldham man has been arrested after a large fire engulfed a warehouse in Royton.
Petition: Daughter of Mossley fire ‘have a go hero’ demands station opens full-time after rescued man dies
Neighbours Darren Mellor and Andy Harris pulled a 63-year-old woman and the man, 55, from the blaze on Brooklands Close around 6am on Wednesday morning.
Oldham chip pan fire: Woman ‘lucky’ to be alive as home had no smoke alarms
A 66-year-old woman is lucky to be alive after a chip pan caught fire in her Oldham home that didn’t contain any smoke alarms.
‘Mindless’ firebugs torch NINE cars in minutes during Stockport arson spree
Firefighters were called to Turncroft Lane in Hazel Grove at about 5.50am following reports that two men had set a Renault Megane, Volkswagen Polo and Vauxhall Corsa alight.
Bolton mum sets fire to herself in front of three kids in freak accident
Three youngsters watched on terrified as their mum was set alight in a freak accident at a Bolton home last night.
Manchester restaurant blaze: 60 firefighters battle Albert Square rooftop fire
A team of around 60 firefighters are combating a rooftop blaze involving three restaurants on Albert Square.
Bolton birthday reveller left homeless for Christmas as candle fire destroys flat
A Bolton man has been left homeless just six days before Christmas after a single candle placed on top of a TV destroyed his top floor flat.
Bolton family of five jump from window of burning home to escape ‘arson’ attack
A suspected arson attack forced a Bolton family to jump from the first floor window of their home in the early hours of Saturday morning.
In pics: 30 firefighters battle fierce blaze at Withington day care centre
Around 30 firefighters tackled a serious blaze at a day care centre in Withington throughout the early hours of this morning.
Northern Quarter safety drive sees 55% fewer fires after Stephen Hunt’s tragic death
The Northern Quarter’s notoriously poor record on fire safety – which saw 100 serious blazes in only 10 years – has seen an improvement of 55% following a safety drive.
Stress forces Greater Manchester firefighters to take almost 6,000 days off
The number of days the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) has lost to stress totals 5,981 over the last three years, with the total sky-rocketing from 2013 onwards.