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Three arrested as firefighter injured during Derry disturbance

A firefighter has been injured after a firework was thrown and exploded at their leg during a disturbance in the city. Police have charged three men following the incident close to the Craigavon Bridge. The arrests follow a report that campaigners ...

06 Jan 2024 at 12:36

Northern Ireland

Discussions over special measures as NI firefighters vote for strike action

The interim chief fire officer in Northern Ireland said discussions are ongoing over “special arrangements” to cover emergencies if firefighters go on strike. Firefighters in the region have voted overwhelmingly to strike over pay. Members of the ...

30 Jan 2023 at 18:10

Crime & Courts

Car destroyed in Derry arson attack

Police in Derry are investigating an arson attack on a vehicle in the city last night, Thursday, 29th September. Police were called by the NIFRS just before 9.55pm that a car parked outside an address in Brickfield Court was on fire. Inspector ...

30 Sept 2022 at 12:34

Covid-19

Nearly 50% increase in house fires last month compared to same period last year

Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) has released statistics that show that there were 101 accidental fires in the home from 2 March 2020 until 5 April 2020. During the same period in 2019 there were 68 accidental fires in the home, ...

09 Apr 2020 at 11:40

DerryNow

Man arrested on suspicion of arson following petrol bomb attack

Detectives investigating a report that a petrol bomb had been thrown at a property in Coleraine in the early hours of Monday, June 20, have arrested a man on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life. Detective Sergeant Gardiner said: ...

20 Jun 2022 at 11:56

Northern Ireland

Safety warning after three deaths in fires in Northern Ireland

The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) is urging people to prioritise safety in their homes following the deaths of three men in accidental house fires this week. The victims died following fires in Edenvale Crescent, Belfast ...

02 Dec 2022 at 10:41

Local News

‘Deliberate’ fire causes extensive damage to County Derry flat

Police are appealing for information following a fire in Limavady last night, Wednesday 5th July. Detective Inspector Lavery said: “At around 11.30pm we received a report from our colleagues in Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service that ...

06 Jul 2023 at 10:37

Northern Ireland

Only by ‘grace of God’ wildfires have not cost lives, Muir says

It is only by the “grace of God” that lives have not been lost due to wildfires in Northern Ireland, Environment Minister Andrew Muir has said. Mr Muir told MLAs that the “overwhelming majority” of recent rural fires in the region had ...

06 May 2025 at 16:56

Local News

Derry police investigating creeper-style burglary and vehicle fire

Police in Derry are investigating a vehicle fire and a creeper-style burglary, both of which occurred in the city overnight. A vehicle on fire in a field in the Rossnagalliagh area was reported to police shortly before 3am this ...

12 Jun 2023 at 12:32

Northern Ireland

Residents urged to keep windows closed as firefighters tackle hospital blaze

More than 50 firefighters are involved in tackling a blaze at a hospital in Northern Ireland. The fire at Whiteabbey Hospital in Newtownabbey was reported just after 11am on Sunday and six fire appliances and two aerial ...

28 Sept 2025 at 14:44

M1 remains partially closed amid operation to free cows after lorry overturns

Northern Ireland

Rescue operation to free 40 cows after lorry overturns on motorway

The M1 remains partially closed following an operation to free cattle from a livestock lorry which overturned. The motorway is still shut in some sections in the eastern direction near Lurgan, Co Armagh, following the ...

16 May 2025 at 16:59

Derry News

Live firework posted through letterbox of home in Derry

Police in Derry received a report shortly after 10pm last night (Wednesday October 12), about an incident of criminal damage caused to the front door of a house in Stanleys Walk in the city. Both the NIFRS and police ...

13 Oct 2022 at 13:13

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