Update: Cutty Sark blaze caused by an overheating vacuum cleaner

The devastating Cutty Sark blaze was caused by an overheating vacuum cleaner, according to reports today. Apparently guards failed to notice that the vacuum cleaner was running, and it burst into flames."Lazy guards failed to spot a running vacuum on the Cutty Sark which...

Driver died sitting in car blaze

A woman in a car accident in the UK burnt to death when she refused to leave her vehicle after the accident, an inquest has been told. Truly a bizarre story."A driver burnt to death after refusing to leave her vehicle when it was set alight following a crash, an inquest was...

Man sets himself ablaze in anti-China protest

A man from China's Xinjiang provence set himself on fire during a protest on behalf of ethnic Uighurs. The protestor was extinguished by several others, and was taken to hospital."Other demonstrators jumped on the man and quickly extinguished the flames with a blanket, said...

Fire breaks out in converted London church

UPDATE 11 AM, PST:No casualties have been reported, and police are warning motorists to avoid the area. Please update the story if you have photos or additional information." MOTORISTS are being warned to avoid Shepherds Bush due to a massive fire. Firefighters are...

Kenyans burned to death in church

"Scores of people are reported to have been burnt to death in a church in western Kenya. There are conflicting reports about the numbers who died with one estimate putting the death toll at 30. However, Brother Felim Ryan, a native of Thurles in Co Tipperary but based in...

Firefighter Dies After Setting Himself Alight

"An off-duty firefighter has died after dousing himself in petrol and setting his clothes alight in front of horrified colleagues. An investigation has been launched into the tragedy, which happened at North-allerton fire station, North Yorkshire. The man, who has yet to be...

Restaurant Alight In Terrigal

" November 4, 2006 At 7:26 pm on 4 November, crews from Terrigal responded to triple zero calls to a shop alight in Terrigal. The fire was in a two storey restaurant. Everyone had been evacuated from the restaurant, and crews in breathing apparatus brought the fire under...