Fire

Thursday, January 15, 2026 fire gloucester quedgeley kittens housefire emergency rescue damage blaze safety

A tragic house fire in Gloucester has claimed the lives of two kittens and left a property extensively damaged. The fire broke out shortly before 8pm on Tuesday, January 13, on Shelduck Road in Quedgeley. Responding swiftly, … Read More

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 fire stroud housefire gloucestershire chalford brimscombe investigation emergency safety tragedy

Two recent fatal house fires near Stroud, occurring just weeks and a few miles apart, have been confirmed as unrelated by emergency services. The first tragedy struck on Boxing Day in Brimscombe, where Nu Shearman, 38, and … Read More

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 chalford fire stroud gloucestershire investigation emergency poweroutage safety homefire tragedy

A devastating fire broke out at a home on Cirencester Road near Stroud late Monday evening, January 12, leaving a man dead and disrupting the local community. Around 20 homes lost power as emergency services responded swiftly … Read More

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 fire chalford tragedy stroud gloucestershire investigation emergency safety evacuation community

Tragedy struck the Chalford community near Stroud when a house fire claimed the life of a man on Monday night, January 12. Emergency services were alerted at around 10:20 pm to a blaze on Cirencester Road. Firefighters and … Read More

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 chalford fire evacuation roads emergency safety homes closure investigation disaster

Roads near the site of the fatal house fire in Chalford remain closed this morning as emergency services continue their operations. The blaze, which tragically claimed lives, prompted the evacuation of nearby homes to ensure … Read More

Monday, January 12, 2026 fire inquest tragedy brimscombe gloucestershire incident family investigation fundraising identification

A devastating fire claimed the lives of a mother and her two young children on Boxing Day, an inquest has revealed. Fionnghuala Shearman, aged 38 and known as Nu, along with her children Eve, seven, and Ohner, four, perished … Read More