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Residents evacuated as fertiliser explodes during industrial units blaze

About 100 firefighters worked to tackle the fire, and some are expected to be at the scene overnight.

Evening Standard · Jul 24

Twenty firefighters hospitalised after tackling inferno at Essex industrial estate

Rick Hylton, chief fire officer at Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, said multiple fire engines were destroyed in the response and 20 firefighters had to attend hospital

Evening Standard · Jul 24

Heartbreak as boy, 14, dies swimming in Suffolk river after going to play with his twin

Nishcay Patel, 14, drowned while swimming with his brother in the River Waveney

Evening Standard · Jul 5, 2025

Man tells wife 'I'm scared' on phone before dying after two hour wait for ambulance

Dad Michael Wright did not survive a heart attack at his home after he waited almost two hours on paramedics arriving. His wife Vicki heard his last words on the phone as he had the attack

Daily Mirror · Jan 29, 2023

'Healthy' dad, 33, dies of heart attack after waiting nearly two hours for ambulance

His widow Vicki said the death could have been prevented and she was 'really angry'

Wales Online · Jan 29, 2023

At least three ambulance services in England declare critical incidents

NHS services across the country are facing "unprecedented" pressure

Wales Online · Dec 20, 2022

At least three ambulance services declare critical incidents

North East Ambulance Service, South East Coast Ambulance and the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust have all moved to the status

Evening Standard · Dec 20, 2022

At least three ambulance services declare critical incidents ahead of strike

North East Ambulance Service, South East Coast Ambulance and the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust have all moved to the status.

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022

Paramedic, 53, suffers heart attack while resuscitating cardiac arrest patient

East of England Ambulance Service worker Jeremy Williams, 53, has told how colleagues "saved two lives" when he suffered a heart attack while treating a woman in cardiac arrest

Daily Mirror · Aug 4, 2022

Body found in search for 21-year-old who went missing at Clacton Pier during heatwave

Emergency services and the coastguard were called to the beach seafront on Tuesday after a 'serious' incident was reported prompting a response from emergency services and coastguard teams

Daily Mirror · Jul 23, 2022