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Fire deaths in Scotland drop for third year in a row

The number of people killed in fires in Scotland has fallen for the third year in a row. Provisional figures released for 2010-11 show there were 47 deaths, compared with 60 in the previous year. A total of 1,294 people … Continue reading

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West of Scotland fires in early 2011

20 Apr 2011 Fire safety plans were “systematically and seriously defective” at the Lanarkshire residential care home where 14 residents died in a blaze on January 31st, 2004, an inquiry has found. In a written judgement following a 141-day inquiry … Continue reading

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