As you may be aware if you are already reading this, a new law has been passed making EICRs for rental properties mandatory. Landlords & agents will now have to ensure that electrical installations are deemed as safe by a competent person from 1st July 2020 for any new tenancies. Read more…
An explosion that ‘shook houses’ and was ‘very loud’ has left one local resident injured in the early hours of 21st May. Resident Demi Evans said she heard a “massive bang” and added that houses shook during the incident. A police spokeswoman said the incident was caused by an electrical Read more…
Everybody has heard rumours about e Cigarettes setting on fire, batteries exploding and people being sacked after plugging in their dangerous chargers at work – but what’s the true picture of this? Through a freedom of information request, we were able to get hold of the data from Derbyshire Fire Read more…
As Derbyshire Police and Derbyshire Fire and Rescue services attended an incident on East Street, most of the immediate area was closed off. For public safety, an area of Derby city centre was cordoned from 12:30pm. It was initially thought that an underground explosion was caused by a gas leak. Read more…
A building which had recently been acquired by Chesterfield’s St Thomas’ Church to help vulnerable people adjust to life off the streets, went up in flames around 12 noon. An account states that at one stage, large flames were seen shooting from the property and smoke could still be seen Read more…
Fire crews from Alfreton and Ashfield attended a call-out on Saturday, February 25. The fire which broke out at 2:30pm on Hamlet Lane in South Normanton is believed to be caused by an electrical fault. A Derbyshire Fire and Rescue spokesman said: “Crews used two breathing apparatus, one safety jet Read more…
After the fire which was caused by faulty wiring, a seven-year-old girl escaped a tragic house fire which killed two women and two boys. She had been found in the garden suffering from smoke inhalation; but since then, she has been discharged from hospital and is being cared for by Read more…