Search for missing firefighters
It is only when tragedies like this happen that we realise the heroism and devotion to duty of our emergency services.
Search teams are preparing to scour a warehouse for three firefighters who are missing and feared dead after a suspected arson attack in Warwickshire.
One fireman died after being pulled from the vegetable packing plant when the warehouse roof collapsed, but his three colleagues remained inside.
Fire crews have not been able to enter the building since and the county fire service has said it fears the worst.
An inquiry into the fire will look at why crews were sent into the building.
Lights have been put up at the scene of the fire and the BBC's Nicola Pearson, speaking from Atherstone on Stour on Saturday evening, said it appeared rescue teams were preparing to go into the warehouse.
'My worst day'
Prime Minister Gordon Brown earlier said he was "shocked and saddened" while Tory leader David Cameron said it was a reminder of the dangers facing emergency workers.
A Warwickshire fire service statement said: "Concerns are heightened hour by hour for the three firefighters who are still missing.
"Our worst fears may be realised but we will not give up our search."
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In pictures: Warehouse fire
The gutted warehouse is being treated as a crime scene and police said they believed the fire might have been started deliberately.
Warwickshire's chief fire officer William Brown, speaking at a press conference on Saturday morning, described it as "the worst day of my career".
He said an inquiry into the fire would look at why the firefighters were sent into the building.
"The whole situation around this incident, the tactics employed by the firefighters while they were there, will be subject to this investigation."
The prime minister said in tribute to the firefighters: "My thoughts are with the families of those killed, missing and injured.
"I pay tribute to the courage, dedication and service of the firefighters. We stand ready to help in any way we can."
Loss of life
It is believed that warehouse staff were in the building, near Stratford-upon-Avon when fire broke out. An FBU spokesman said crews would have been sent in if more civilians were thought to be inside.
Matt Wrack, general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU), told BBC News the potential loss of four lives would make the incident the worst loss of life among its members for 35 years.
In 1972, seven firefighters died while fighting a blaze at a warehouse in Kilbirnie Street, Glasgow.
In that incident, one firefighter was trapped inside the building and six of his colleagues died trying to rescue him.
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Search teams are preparing to scour a warehouse for three firefighters who are missing and feared dead after a suspected arson attack in Warwickshire.
One fireman died after being pulled from the vegetable packing plant when the warehouse roof collapsed, but his three colleagues remained inside.
Fire crews have not been able to enter the building since and the county fire service has said it fears the worst.
An inquiry into the fire will look at why crews were sent into the building.
Lights have been put up at the scene of the fire and the BBC's Nicola Pearson, speaking from Atherstone on Stour on Saturday evening, said it appeared rescue teams were preparing to go into the warehouse.
'My worst day'
Prime Minister Gordon Brown earlier said he was "shocked and saddened" while Tory leader David Cameron said it was a reminder of the dangers facing emergency workers.
A Warwickshire fire service statement said: "Concerns are heightened hour by hour for the three firefighters who are still missing.
"Our worst fears may be realised but we will not give up our search."
Flagpole at half mast
Ever-present threat of death
In pictures: Warehouse fire
The gutted warehouse is being treated as a crime scene and police said they believed the fire might have been started deliberately.
Warwickshire's chief fire officer William Brown, speaking at a press conference on Saturday morning, described it as "the worst day of my career".
He said an inquiry into the fire would look at why the firefighters were sent into the building.
"The whole situation around this incident, the tactics employed by the firefighters while they were there, will be subject to this investigation."
The prime minister said in tribute to the firefighters: "My thoughts are with the families of those killed, missing and injured.
"I pay tribute to the courage, dedication and service of the firefighters. We stand ready to help in any way we can."
Loss of life
It is believed that warehouse staff were in the building, near Stratford-upon-Avon when fire broke out. An FBU spokesman said crews would have been sent in if more civilians were thought to be inside.
Matt Wrack, general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU), told BBC News the potential loss of four lives would make the incident the worst loss of life among its members for 35 years.
In 1972, seven firefighters died while fighting a blaze at a warehouse in Kilbirnie Street, Glasgow.
In that incident, one firefighter was trapped inside the building and six of his colleagues died trying to rescue him.
Barrie runs the parking ticket appeal website AppealNow.com
Remember you can fight back against illegally issued parking tickets.
If you want to appeal such a parking ticket but don't know how - then visit
http://www.appealnow.com
where you can appeal online in 4½ minutes.
© 2006 & 2007 Barrie Segal - All Rights reserved
Barrie Segal is the founder of AppealNow.com™ and is a regular radio broadcaster in the UK.
Barrie is the author of The Parking Ticket Awards: Crazy Councils, Meter Madness and Traffic Warden Hell
publishing date 1st August 2007 - click on the title to order
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