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'That was our home, now it's a shell': Meadow Well mum's terror as fire rips through home

A mum and daughter have lost everything in a devastating blaze

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Fire bosses issue cuts warning as Tyne and Wear service faces 'tsunami' of money woes

Finance chiefs say that higher than expected pay rises for staff could cause a shortfall of more than £1m, as the government was urged to cover the costs

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South Tyneside's £7m emergency services mega hub in the heart of a residential area is set to go ahead

15 different sites were considered across Hebburn and Jarrow

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Woman, 79, dies after suffering 'serious injuries' in North Tyneside house fire

She remained in hospital to undergo treatment but sadly she later died from injuries

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Washington man lucky to be alive after house goes up in flames following e-bike blaze

The man awoke to find smoke billowing through his home and frantically called for help

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Investigation launched after 71-year-old man tragically dies in Jarrow house fire

The Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) attended the scene of a fire at on Salcombe Avenue and found the ground-floor flat ablaze

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Bodycam footage shows how dozens of firefighters spent hours tackling blaze which caused explosions in Wallsend

Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service have released bodycam footage of the incident, in which 10,000 litres of water was required to contain the blaze.

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Meet the longest-serving member of Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service as he prepares to hang up his boots

Dave Metcalf has spent more than 40 years handing out uniforms to firefighters across Tyne and Wear

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Student who jumped into River Tyne meets the firefighters who saved his life

The medical student jumped the barrier and ended being buried in silt in the pitch black

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Mum feared for her kids' lives as flames from torched car crept towards their home

Antonia-Leigh Maw, 19, was forced to watch in horror as a torched car left her and her family trapped inside their house, fearing for their lives

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'I was screaming for my life' - Teen mum trapped in Howdon home with children as car torched outside

Antonia-Leigh Maw feared for her children's lives as flames spread to the front of her home

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Former Sheffield Wednesday footballer from Newcastle tells of new career as a firefighter

The Geordie life-saver once played for Sheffield Wednesday but has now proudly achieved a distinction grade in his journey to become a firefighter

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Wheelie bin fires cost North East taxpayers with 132 deliberate blazes reported in just three months

Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) revealed there have been 132 incidents, with the majority linked to teenage anti-social behaviour

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Firefighters praise local Gateshead community amid probe into suspected arson attack

The 100-year-old clubhouse sustained severe damage in the blaze

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Dramatic photos show fire service tackling blaze at historic Wallsend building where Sting used to play

Firefighters spent nearly six hours dealing with the suspected arson attack at the Buddle

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'Saving someone's life is an amazing feeling' - Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service is hiring 100 firefighters

Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service is looking to take on a bumper batch of firefighters as it launches its biggest recruitment campaign yet

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Gateshead firefighter reveals how he fled war in Albania and pursued his dream career

Shortly after his arrival, Baz applied to become a firefighter, fulfilling a childhood dream, in 2005

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Firefighters praised for rescuing casualty from wreckage of Sunderland gas explosion

The occupant of the ground floor flat had managed to escape but the man in the first floor flat was still inside the building when firefighters arrived

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'It looks like a bomb has hit' - Two rushed to hospital after Roker house explosion which destroyed building in Sunderland street

Two men have been taken to hospital following a gas explosion - neighbours have been evacuated and are staying in hotels because their homes are an 'unsafe' zone.

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Joint investigation continues after man dies in Sunderland house fire

A man in his 60s died at the scene and now Northumbria Police and Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Serviceare working together to find out what happened

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