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Yahoo
5 hours ago
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Firefighters tackling blaze at retail park
Animals and shoppers have been evacuated from a retail park in Northamptonshire while firefighters battle a large blaze. Emergency services are on the scene of the fire at a Dunelm store in the St James Retail Park, in Northampton. In images sent to the BBC, thick plumes of smoking can be seen billowing into the sky from the home furnishing store. Northamptonshire Police and the Northamptonshire Fire Service said "no one is believed to be injured" while animals in the nearby Pets at Home shop have been "moved to safety". Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
5 hours ago
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- BBC News
Dunelm Northampton retail park fire sees animals and shoppers evacuated
Animals and shoppers have been evacuated from a retail park in Northamptonshire while firefighters battle a large blaze. Emergency services are on the scene of the fire at a Dunelm store in the St James Retail Park, in Northampton. In images sent to the BBC, thick plumes of smoking can be seen billowing into the sky from the home furnishing Police and the Northamptonshire Fire Service said "no one is believed to be injured" while animals in the nearby Pets at Home shop have been "moved to safety". Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Metro
3 days ago
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Arsonists burn down farmhouse on Princess Diana's Althorp House estate
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Arsonists have allegedly targeted a farmhouse at Princess Diana's family estate in Northamptonshire. Lady Di's brother Charles Spencer revealed that a farmhouse at Althorp House was devastated in a huge fire after 'arson.' Footage shows a cottage going up in a fireball yesterday evening, with nearby properties appearing to be at risk too. Charles Spencer wrote on X: 'Stunned to learn that one of Althorp House's farmhouses – fortunately, unoccupied at the time – was apparently burnt down by vandals last night. 'With thanks to Northamptonshire Fire Service for doing their very best. 'So very sad that anyone would think this a fun thing to do.' The farmhouse, which is part of the Althorp House estate near Great Brington, appeared destroyed in the blaze after images showed smoke rising from the smouldering remains. Princess Diana is buried on an island located in the historic estate's Oval Lake. Althorp – a sprawling 13,000-acre estate – has been in the Spencer family for more than 500 years. More Trending Diana spent most of her childhood there until her marriage to the Prince of Wales. Her brother has owned Althorp since 1992 when he inherited the estate at the age of 27. Thousands of visitors flock to the estate every summer when the grounds and the manor are open. It also hosts an annual literary festival. We approached Northamptonshire Police for a comment. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Raid of Café Diana in Kensington uncovers 45 tubs of 'illegal' shisha tobacco
BBC News
28-03-2025
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- BBC News
Fire crews tackle blaze at office block in Watford
Fire crews have spent the night tackling a blaze in an office Fire Service said members were called to Watling Park in Watford, near Daventry, on Thursday night to find a blaze within a business office premises had already been evacuated before firefighters arrived, and no casualties were reported. In a statement on social media, Northamptonshire Fire Service said: "The fire was fully extinguished in the early hours of the morning, with two crews remaining on site until shortly before 03.30 GMT to ventilate the property." Under investigation Ten firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered the building and used hose reel jets to control the flames. Fans were also deployed to clear the room where the fire started has been completely destroyed, while surrounding office blocks sustained smoke and water damage. A total of seven fire appliances, an aerial appliance and a water bowser attended the morning fire investigators returned to the site to determine the cause of the blaze. Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
