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An elderly couple fled from a South Mainland house after it caught fire in the early hours of Thursday morning. Firefighters were called to the single-storey building in Levenwick shortly after 6am. Staff at the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service control room in Dundee said an electrical fuse bo... Read more...
Three fire crews were called to a house fire in Fetlar on Saturday night. Firefigthers were called to the scene at about 9.10pm. A fire service spokesman said there was a fire in the kitchen and living room of a home, which was close to the fire station. Two hose reel jets were used as well... Read more...
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has denied claims that firefighters initially failed to respond to a 999 call following a house fire. It follows an allegation in today's Shetland Times by Lerwick resident Pamela Brown that firefighters initially did not turn up to her burning house. Ms Br... Read more...
More than £10,000 has been raised in less than 24 hours for a Whalsay couple whose house went up in flames. Alex and Mina Williamson were uninjured after fire engulfed their home at the Old Schoolhouse in Brough on Wednesday. The couple have lost most of their belongings and have lived in the... Read more...
Firefighters have been battling a house fire in Lerwick this morning (Monday). The blaze at the Sandyloch Drive home was attended to by six fire engines after a call went out to the emergency services at 10.01am. No-one was in the house at the time. The incident was under control at 12.30pm. ... Read more...
A woman has praised the generosity shown to her by the isles community after her Lerwick house was destroyed by fire. Helen Tait was forced to rush out of her home at the weekend after fire gripped hold of the Sandveien address. But the 42-year-old, whose birthday was on Sunday, has been overw... Read more...
Firefighters were called to a house-fire in Lerwick's Sandveien during the early hours of Saturday morning. Two Lerwick appliances attended the address after the fire, caused by an electrical fault, took hold. Fire crews used breathing apparatus sets and hose-reel jets to help put out the livi... Read more...
A family from Voe are counting their blessings after a house fire laid waste to their kitchen. (more…) Read more...
Fire took hold of a house in Hillswick shortly after 10pm last night. The single-storey property suffered 100 per cent smoke damage and 40 per cent fire damage, according to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. There was also damage to wiring in the living room. Two appliances, from Hills... Read more...
Police this afternoon confirmed that a man died in a house fire at Clousta in the early hours of this morning. Police and the fire brigade will be launching a joint investigation following the fatality at the house at Skeotaing, near Noonsbrough. Eighteen firemen along with fire engines from Bixte... Read more...