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 Kempston, Bedfordshire
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Our Control room is extremely busy right now 🧑‍🚒 We are experiencing a large number of 999 calls and our firefighters are responding to several incidents. Please only call us in a genuine emergency. 🚒 📱
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Incident - Wednesday 12 August, 4:55pm Crews are currently in attendance at an incident in The Moakes, Luton. If you can smell smoke, please close your windows and doors. Please avoid the area and thank you for your co-operation.
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Wearing breathing apparatus, crews used hose reels, hose reel jets, and an aerial platform to extinguish the fire. Smoke and fire damage has been caused to the building. The property had been safely evacuated on the arrival of crews and there were no casualties. (3/4)
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We have now scaled back our attendance. Crews will reinspect during the night. A fire investigation will take place to determine the cause of the fire. (4/4)
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INCIDENT - 15:50, Thursday 23 July 2026 Crews are currently in attendance at an incident in Brunel Road, Bedford Please avoid the area and thank you for your co-operation.
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INCIDENT - 19:15, Thursday 23 July 2026 Crews have left the scene at Brunel Road, Bedford. Thank you for your patience and co-operation. Please follow @bedspolice for further updates.
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Crews are currently in attendance at a standing crop fire in the area of Cockayne Hatley, Sandy. Please avoid the area and thank you for your co-operation.
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Update – 20:50, Saturday 18 July 2026. The incident in the area of Cockayne Hatley, Sandy has now concluded and crews have left the scene. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
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Crews are currently in attendance at an incident in Mill Lane, Sandy. Please avoid the area and thank you for your co-operation.
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Crews are currently in attendance at an incident at an incident on the railway just south of Bedford. Please avoid the area. Thank your for your cooperation.
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🚒 Crews in attendance 🚒 Crews are currently attending an incident in Arenson Way, Houghton Regis. Please avoid the area.
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🚨 INCIDENT 🚨 Crews are in attendance at a fire in High Street, Luton. Please avoid the area. Residents in the immediate vicinity are advised to close their windows and doors owing to the smoke.
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Crews remain on scene carrying out damping down operations and are likely to be in attendance for some time. A total of seven appliances attended, including crews from Kempston, Leighton Buzzard, Luton and Stopsley fire stations. (2/3)
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A fire investigation will take place to establish the cause. Road closures remain in place and people are advised to continue avoiding the area where possible. A nearby petrol station was unaffected by the fire. (3/3)
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Update – 00:10am Saturday 4 April The incident on Duck Mill Lane has now concluded, and crews have left the scene. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Beds Fire and Rescue
@BedsFireApr 3
🚒 Crews in attendance 🚒 Crews are currently attending an incident in Duckmill Lane, Bedford. Please avoid the area.
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🚒 Crews in attendance 🚒 Crews are currently attending an incident in Duckmill Lane, Bedford. Please avoid the area.
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Beds Fire and Rescue retweeted
National Highways: East@HighwaysEASTFeb 5
Replying to @HighwaysEAST @LDNLutonAirport @BedsFire
Traffic released on the #M1 northbound between J10 @LDNLutonAirport and J11 however, 1 (of 4) lanes remains closed along with a lane closure on J11 exit slip road. Nearside barrier damage confirmed. Delays on approach.
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