Without oxygen, plastics in the reactor don’t catch fire and emit fumes into the air. Instead, this high-temperature environment causes the plastic polymers to break down into smaller hydrocarbon ...

Firefighters rushed a property in Ludlow this morning after reports of a fire. The Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service ...

Tiny plastic pellets found washed up on England's east coast are ... Mr O'Callaghan said there were "only small periodic ...

Hazmat expert and former firefighter Silverio Caggiano talks about the new challenges facing firefighters today.

Around 1,000 toxic plastic pellets have been sucked up from a Norfolk beach by a giant vacuum cleaner. The tiny grains - known as nurdles - and charred chunks of larger debris began washing onto ...

One week after a devastating fire tore through The Coach Sports Bar, the damage remains a stark reminder for owner Fritz ...

There are fears tiny grains of plastic washed up after two ships caught fire in the North Sea could devastate wildlife on the RSPB's ...

The cargo ship Solong, damaged after colliding with a US tanker in the North Sea, has arrived in Aberdeen for assessment ...