1,400 Exeter students evacuated due to unexploded WW2 bomb The University of Exeter has relocated 1,400 students from halls in response to an unexploded WW2 bomb found near campus. A registrar email revealed that students from affected halls were taken to alternative accommodation last night, where the University are “working hard to put support in […]
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Emergency evacuation of Flybe plane at Exeter airport
Emergency evacuation of Flybe plane at Exeter airport 100 passengers and 5 crew members were left confused after the Flybe Embraer 195 plane from Exeter Airport to Alicante, Spain was forced to be delayed as the cabin filled with smoke. It has been reported that the cause of the fire was the disregard of a […]
Crews tackle major fire into the night
Efforts to tackle a major fire, which started early Wednesday afternoon, were expected to continue into the early hours of Thursday morning. The fire started at around 1.45pm on Wednesday in the basement of Richer Sounds on Sidwell Street. Smoke was seen from across the city and people have been evacuated from their homes including some international […]