All news on the topic: Emergency

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Man in his 40s killed after cyclist hit by HGV
The emergency services were called to Cromwell Road yesterday afternoon
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Bomb disposal unit summoned to Liverpool apartment after police discover ’substance,’ leading to evacuation of locals
Emergency services and a bomb squad are currently at a flat in Dingle, Liverpool near a Tesco supermarket after a warrant was carried out by Merseyside Police
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Woman arrested for murder after child dies in ‘medical emergency’
A 29-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a child.
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Massive 40% rise in emergency calls for people ’at risk of freezing to death’
Emergency calls for people at risk of freezing to death have shot up by around 40% in England since 2019, according to new data released with more than half of them elderly
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England A&E wait times led to needless deaths of up to 14,000, data suggests
RCEM calculates 268 people are likely to have died each week in 2023 while waiting up to 12 hours for a bed
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Smoke fills plane forcing pilot to scramble emergency landing
The Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt to Gothenburg, Sweden, was forced into an emergency landing at Hamburg airport after smoke started filling the cabin. Initial investigations suggest a coffee machine was the cause
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Man 'in US Air Force' sets himself on fire at Israeli embassy in horror scenes
A member of the public was extinguished by uniformed division of the US Secret Service outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington this afternoon
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Residents forced to evacuate after 'bombs and grenades found' at home
Residents in Rochdale have been forced to be evacuated from their homes after a stash of weapons were found at a property, leading to police setting up cordons
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US university on lockdown after reports of gunman wearing ski mask
South Carolina State University, a historically Black college in the state, was placed on lockdown after reports of a shots fired, with the gunman described as wearing a black ski mask
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'Catastrophic' building collapse kills 3 and injures 9 as rescue bid launched
The building, situated on Boise Airport property, suffered a "catastrophic" collapse as first responders described arriving to a scenes of chaos shortly before 5pm on Wednesday evening
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'Missing person' investigation linked to house where family-of-four found dead
Police were called to the home in Costessey, just outside Norwich, early on Friday morning and discovered the remains of four people, including two young girls, inside
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Horror as four members of same family found dead in home - including young girls
The bodies of four family members, including two young girls, were tragically found at a home in Costessey, near Norwich, this morning after officers had to force their way into the home
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Up to 171 Boeing planes ordered grounded after cabin window explodes mid-flight
After Alaska Airlines flight 1282 from Portland to California suffered a mid-flight blow-out that saw terrified passengers' phones sucked out a giant hole, the FAA has ordered 171 planes grounded
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Terrified passengers think 'I'm going to die' and send texts as window explodes
Panicked Alaska Airlines passengers on flight 1282 from Portland to California sent texts to parents including one that said 'I don't want to die' when a window on their flight suddenly blew out mid air, causing turmoil among the cabin
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Two people taken to hospital after Blackburn gas explosion as homes evacuated
A man was caught in the blast which saw a terraced home in Blackburn reduced to rubble with the walls and roof of the house coming down. It's been confirmed a second person was injured
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Home 'explosion' with man inside 'collapsed' building as police issue evacuation
Shocking footage captured a house exploding in a residential area in Blackburn that led to firefighters pulling one man from the house with non-severe injuries
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Hero six-year-old saves mum's life after she suffers stroke while driving car
Bryanna Cook called 911 and managed to lead them to the car after her mum had a stroke while driving along a remote stretch of Mississippi road and fell unconscious
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Images show charred remains of border post after car explodes on Rainbow Bridge
The border post by where the car exploded on Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls looks absolutely destroyed after the explosion that killed two and injured a border officer
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Massive explosion at Niagara Falls bridge leaves 2 dead as car flies through air
Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls, on the US-Canada border in New York, was rocked by a caer explosion today - two people have been killed and authorities have now confirmed there is no evidence of a terror attack
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Boy, 6, who saved grandma's life after she collapsed hailed hero by fire crews
James Garcia thought he heard a crash and went to investigate and found his babysitter gran Rosa lying on the floor. But he refused to panic and instead called emergency services and told them what happened
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Gas leak sees hundreds evacuated from their homes as firefighters race to scene
A doctor's surgery in Vauxhall, south London, has suffered from a gas leak leading to around 200 people being evacuated from their homes as emergency services fight to control the incident
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Tourist killed as moment huge ferry sinks on Bahamas trip seen in horror footage
The grim moment passengers were forced to jump ship as a Bahamas two-deck ferry sank was captured in alarming footage. One elderly American onboard at the time was killed
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Weirdest things people get stuck inside them from chargers to orange peels
A surprising number of people, from unknowing children to obviously knowing adults, manage to arrive at hospital with foreign objects inside their bodies
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Moment hero rail passengers rescue dog from train tracks after it falls down gap
Rail passengers lined up along the platform at Glasgow Queen Street Low Level station in Scotland where the terrified pooch had plunged underneath the train