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The British High Commissioner’s residence in Canada has been damaged after a fire broke out in the attic.

Fire was reported at the grey stone mansion, known as Earnscliffe in Ottawa, at just before 7.45pm on Tuesday 4 October.

Firefighters were hampered by a ‘maze’ of twisting, low attic rooms that forced them to crawl on their hands and knees. The fire was under control by 9pm.

The Victorian mansion is home to the high commissioner, Andrew Pocock.

Most of the damage was ...

The management of Peckforton Castle in Cheshire, which last week suffered a serious affecting three floors, had been alerted to concerns over fire safety at the hotel just three weeks before the blaze.

Fire safety consultant Alan Cox wrote to the hotel after staying there last month. Among his concerns were fire doors with hold open devices removed, poorly fitting fire doors, fire doors without smoke seals, cable penetrations not sealed, queries on the siting and/or absence of a number of ...