Robert Lloyd - a Sir Gar Blog of random news . . . and some Clecs!

A fire in a bog is probably the last thing you would expect after the weather we have had over the past few days. But that is the situation in Ceredigion, where 2.5 acres of peat bog is burning, causing smoke to billow around the area. See link to Carmarthen Journal story in headline.

Fire crews evacuate Llanelli hotel | This is South Wales A total of 25 people were evacuated from Llanelli's Diplomat Hotel yesterday afternoon when a fire broke out in the laundry room. Smoke filled part of the hotel as two fire crews from Llanelli raced to the scene of the blaze, which was reported at 3pm.

Sunday 17:50 - New Dock Road, Llanelli: Crews from Llanelli attended a fire confined to a grill pan in a ground floor kitchen. Fire was out on arrival however property was smoke-logged. Fire Service ventilated property, evacuated an elderly female from the property and treated her for smoke inhalation with oxygen therapy.

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service Smokers are being warned that they must wake up to the deadly dangers of smoking - especially when tired - as Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service highlights that more than 40% of all deaths in fires in the home are caused by smoking materials. Smoking is the biggest killer in accidental fires in the home, often because of careless behaviour such as smoking in bed or not taking care after drinking alcohol. And when smokers fall asleep with a lit cigarette in hand, their proximity to the resulting fire seriously lowers their chance of escaping in time. Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service is reminding smokers to ´Put it Out, Right Out´ whenever they light up; to install smoke alarms on every level of the home; and, to test them regularly. Without a working smoke alarm you are four times more likely to die in an accidental fire in the home.