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AroundExeter.co.uk Emergency Services stories


Fire crews tackle early hours blaze on city playing field

Firefighters went to a city playing field at 3am on Monday morning to extinguish a burning car. (more…)

Police dog tracks man after car abandoned

Cops arrested a man after reports of a car behaving suspiciously on Wednesday night. (more…)

Six trapped in city centre lift

Firefighters released six people who became trapped in a lift at a city centre building. (more…)

City house-breaking down, but police solve just 3 out of every 20 burglaries

Crime figures released on Tuesday by Devon and Cornwall Police show that Exeter has seen a reduction of 18 per cent in house burglaries since November 2008, while the detection rate - a measure of how many crimes the police manage to solve - has improved to 14.9%. (more…)

One hurt in St Leonards kitchen fire

A woman was treated for smoke inhalation after a fire at a city house. (more…)

Marsh Barton car fire

Firefighters using breathing apparatus extinguished a blazing car on a city industrial estate. (more…)

Boat fire in city dock

A boat caught fire in Exeter’s canal basin dry dock on Monday evening. (more…)