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A fleet of 11 fire engines worth £1.3m and belonging to the national Fire Service College in Gloucestershire has been destroyed in a blaze.
The engines, costing £116,000 each, were stored in a workshop at the college in Moreton-in-Marsh, along with diesel and hydraulic oil.
Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service sent 58 firefighters to the fire. Crews from two other counties assisted.
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(from, and more at:-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...re/8053733.stm)
See also:-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/8053666.stm
and:-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...re/8053313.stm
Some time ago there was a regional fire station that was destroyed by fire - including all the appliances.
You would think that they would have alarms to protect them . . .