1.   At its height more than one hundred and fifty firemen tackled the blaze called from three counties.

2.   Firemen tackled a blaze in the kitchen of a flat in The Esplanade, Redcar last night.

3.   Hartlepool firemen tackled a motorcycle fire in Huckelhoven Way and a blazing car in Keith Road.

4.   Firemen tackled a blaze in a garage at Beckenham Gardens, Hemlington, Middlesbrough, which destroyed the building and a car inside.

5.   Darlington firemen tackled a fire caused by a grill pan bursting into flames at a house in The Greenway, Middleton St George yesterday morning.

6.   Darlington firemen yesterday tackled an oven fire in a kitchen at Teesside Airport on Monday.