West Midlands Fire Service Archives - The Coventry Observer

4^th Jun, 2026

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NEWS 6^th Oct, 2024

Four fire crews dealing with large blaze in Radford, Coventry

NEWS 31^st Aug, 2024

Coventry fire station open day for the 50th anniversary

NEWS 8^th Jul, 2024

Fire service warning after hydrants are vandalised in Coventry

NEWS 5^th May, 2024

TRAVEL ALERT - Warning to drivers as firefighters battle blaze at derelict Coventry hotel

NEWS 15^th Apr, 2024

Several fire crews battled massive building blaze in Coundon, Coventry

NEWS 11^th Feb, 2024

UPDATE - Fire now out at derelict Allesley Hotel in Coventry

NEWS 2^nd Oct, 2023

Shocking picture of damage caused by Coventry tower block fire releaesd as cause of blaze is revealed

NEWS 1^st Oct, 2023

50 firefighters battle blaze in high rise tower block in Coventry

NEWS 30^th Aug, 2023

Five fire crews battling massive barn blaze in Coventry

NEWS 3^rd Jun, 2023

UPDATE - 100 firefighters were involved in combating Tile Hill blaze

NEWS 21^st May, 2023

Warning over garden bonfires as one destroys fencing and sheds in Coventry

NEWS 1^st May, 2023

West Midlands Fire Dog Giddy ready for action

NEWS 8^th Apr, 2023

West Midlands fire service in Malawi mission

NEWS 25^th Mar, 2023

Six fire crews battled large blaze in Chapelfields

NEWS 17^th Mar, 2023

Fire crews tackle blaze at disused Coventry office building

NEWS 18^th Mar, 2023

Heroic Midlands fire dog Kai passes away

NEWS 21^st Feb, 2023

VIDEO - Coventry firefighters' light-hearted guide to having a safe Shrove Tuesday

NEWS 22^nd Feb, 2023

West Midlands Fire Crews help earthquake rescue bid

NEWS 18^th Feb, 2023

Five fire crews put out severe Coventry blaze

NEWS 6^th Feb, 2023

Fire service believe Coventry bedroom fire was started by cannabis-growing equipment

NEWS 7^th Feb, 2023

West Midlands Fire Service praised for 'first rate performance'

NEWS 22^nd Jan, 2023

Driver in critical condition after M6 crash near Coventry

NEWS 19^th Dec, 2022

Fire in Coventry flat 'believed to have been started accidentally'

NEWS 10^th Dec, 2022

New year, new chief for West Midlands Fire Service

NEWS 13^th Nov, 2022

Busy bonfire night weekend for fire service

NEWS 31^st Oct, 2022

UPDATE- Birmingham New Street to re-open shortly after suspicious item assessment

NEWS 30^th Aug, 2022

Fire Service believes yesterday's blaze in disused Allesley hotel was 'started deliberately'

NEWS 9^th Aug, 2022

Almost 30 firefighters battled massive Coventry farmland blaze

NEWS 26^th May, 2022

Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and arson after fire and stabbing in Coventry last night

NEWS 17^th Apr, 2022

75 firefighters involved in rescue operation after blaze in Coventry high rise tower block

NEWS 18^th Feb, 2022

Coventry woman's praise for firefighters after Storm Eunice ripped the roof off her house

NEWS 18^th Feb, 2022

Disruption across Coventry and the West Midlands as Storm Eunice ripped through the region

NEWS 21^st Jan, 2022

Man treated for smoke inhalation after severe flat fire in Willenhall, Coventry

NEWS 23^rd Nov, 2021

Join the conversation - FREE event to discuss how Coventry's communities are been made safer

NEWS 31^st Oct, 2021

Coventry drivers urged to get their cars cleaned at Canley Fire Station and help out three charities at the same time

NEWS 30^th Aug, 2021

Firefighters from four stations battle severe high rise flat blaze in Coventry

NEWS 24^th Aug, 2021

Hundreds of fish found dead in Coventry's River Sowe thought to have been caused by Prologis fire

20^th Aug, 2021

More than 70 firefighters battled massive blaze through the night at Coventry's Prologis Park

NEWS 11^th Aug, 2021

Mog-nificent effort as Canley fire crew rescue kitten trapped in 35ft conifer

NEWS 5^th Jul, 2021

Man dies in Coventry flat fire

NEWS 13^th May, 2021

Canley Fire Crew in classic cat rescue as Charley is stuck in conifers for four days

NEWS 22^nd Apr, 2021

Fire ripped through derelict Coventry pub

NEWS 22^nd Apr, 2021

More than 30 firefighters battled severe blaze at Coventry factory

NEWS 2^nd Mar, 2021

VIDEO - Coventry firefighters' fun four-minute film teaches school and nursery children about the fire service

12^th Feb, 2021

Seven fire crews battled serious flat fire in Coventry tower block this morning

NEWS 11^th Jan, 2021

Investigation launched after man dies in Coventry flat fire

Three fire crews battled severe Coventry house blaze

22^nd Jan, 2019

Police issue warning to parents about dangerous parking outside Coventry school

21^st May, 2018

Second Keresley bus fire in a year prompts safety fears

15^th Feb, 2018

Cannabis farm 'causes' blaze in Coventry

NEWS 4^th Jul, 2017

Coventry council leader declines to join MPs in calling for sprinklers in all tower blocks after Grenfell

NEWS 15^th Jun, 2017

West Midlands Fire Service holds meeting following Grenfell Tower fire

NEWS 21^st Oct, 2015

New pilot scheme introduced to fire service

28^th Aug, 2015

Emergency services rush to chemical leak at University of Warwick

NEWS 3^rd Jul, 2015

Lucky escape for woman rescued from overturned car

23^rd Jun, 2015

Man in a 'headlock' after prank goes wrong

Lucky escape for two as car overturns on the ring road