Fire Destroys Building at Somerset’s Animal Farm Adventure Park Tuesday, November 18, 2025 fire somerset animalfarm berrow burnham firebrigade adventurepark emergency blaze destruction A significant fire swept through a building at Animal Farm Adventure Park in Berrow, near Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, on Tuesday afternoon. The blaze broke out around 3:37 pm, prompting a rapid emergency response. Four fire … Read More
Electric Vehicle Crashes Into Wall at Musgrove Park Hospital Car Park, Two Injured Friday, November 7, 2025 electricvehicle crash hospital musgrovepark carpark injuries firebrigade taunton emergency healthcare An electric vehicle collided with a wall on the first level of the Musgrove Park Hospital multi-storey car park in Taunton this morning, Friday, November 7. Emergency services were dispatched at approximately 11:15 a.m. … Read More
Launch of Somerset’s Newest Political Party Cut Short by Fire Brigade Response Friday, October 31, 2025 clevedon independents politics northsomerset firebrigade evacuation localcouncil community avonfire partylaunch An eagerly anticipated launch event for North Somerset’s newest political group, the Clevedon Independents, was unexpectedly interrupted on Tuesday when the fire brigade arrived, prompting a swift evacuation. The Clevedon … Read More
M5 Shutdown as Car Transporter Carrying Electric Vehicles Catches Fire Wednesday, October 1, 2025 m5 lorryfire electricvehicles devon traffic motorway firebrigade emergency cullompton exeter A major disruption unfolded on the M5 in Devon early Wednesday morning after a car transporter carrying nine electric vehicles caught fire. The blaze erupted just before 7 a.m. between Cullompton and Exeter, leading to a … Read More
Several Hospitalized Following School Bus Crash on A396 in Somerset Thursday, July 17, 2025 schoolbus crash somerset a396 emergency hospital ridlers minehead police firebrigade A school bus carrying between 60 and 70 passengers crashed on the A396 near Cutcombe Hill in Somerset, prompting a major incident declaration on Thursday, July 17, at approximately 3 p.m. The bus was returning students to … Read More