Summary

  • German U-boat discovered off Norfolk coast

  • Families evacuated after Gorleston fire

  • Lifesaver calls for more basic first aid training

  • Updates on Thursday, 21 January 2016

Live Reporting

Caroline Kingdon

  1. Norwich the coldest place in the frozen East

    BBC Radio Norfolk

    Frost and freezing fog was the scene across Norfolk this morning, and weather forecaster Dan Holley confirms that Norwich was the coldest place in East Anglia.

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  3. Gorleston fire: Fire crews did all they could

    Andrew Turner
    BBC Radio Norfolk

    I've been speaking to people who live in Daphne Way, Gorleston, this morning, and they've been telling me about the fire last night, when firefighters spent several hours containing a 3m (8.4ft) flaming gas jet. 

    Carol Barber, who looked after a neighbour, said it was very scary but the firefighters were doing all they could.

    They couldn't do any more until the gas people got here... they were the only people who could cap the gas off without any danger."

    Carol Barber

  4. Neighbour helps save life of four-week-old baby

    Caroline Kingdon
    BBC Local Live

    A woman who helped save the life of her neighbour's four-week-old baby is urging people to learn basic first aid skills.

    Emily White and her own little boy

    Emily White, of Foulsham, seen here with her own child, performed CPR on Tina Westlake's son Kane, after he stopped breathing from choking on milk.

    Emily said her "instinct kicked in... I started rescue breaths and CPR, and called for an ambulance".

  5. Weather: Some sunshine

    Elizabeth Rizzini
    BBC Look East weather

    After a frosty and foggy start, there'll be some sunshine but cloud will build later.

    Maximum temperature: 6C (43F). 

    Outbreaks of rain tonight, and not as cold as recently. Minimum temperature: 2C (36F). There's more information on BBC Weather.

  6. Three-vehicle accident closes A47

    Tim Addicott
    BBC Radio Norfolk

    Emergency services are on the scene of a three-vehicle accident on the A47 at East Winch.

    The Lynn Road is blocked in both directions near to the junction with Hall Farm.

    Traffic is queueing in both directions. It's not known if anyone has been injured.

  7. Fighting Gorleston house fire 'was very difficult'

    Caroline Kingdon
    BBC Local Live

    The fire station manager called to the scene of a fire in a terraced house in Gorleston last night says it was one of the most complicated he's ever had to fight.

    Exterior of the house, showing fire damage

    John Wilby says crews quickly realised a gas main within the house had fractured, and firefighters had to contain a 3m (8.4ft) flaming gas jet.

    Trying to contain a fire like that and stop it spreading for two- and-a-half hours until it could be isolated was very difficult."

    John Wilby, Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service

  8. Fire forces families to evacuate their homes

    Caroline Kingdon
    BBC Local Live

    A number of families were evacuated from their homes in Gorleston last night after a fire in a row of terraced houses.

    A view of the fire-damaged house in Daphne Way

    Five fire crews spent three hours fighting the blaze in Daphne Way, which broke out at 18:00.

    Station manager John Wilby of Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service said it was a complicated fire to fight, as they discovered that a gas main inside the house had fractured and caught fire.

  9. The headlines: Fire forces families to leave their homes... Plea for all to learn basic first aid

    BBC Radio Norfolk

    The headlines this morning:

    • A fire in Gorleston leads to families leaving their homes
    • A Foulsham woman who gave CPR to a four-week-old baby says everyone should learn basic first aid
    • The remaining stock at Caithness Crystal will be sold next week after the company announced its closure

  10. Welcome to Norfolk Live

    Caroline Kingdon
    BBC Local Live

    Hello and thanks for joining us for Thursday's Norfolk Live, where the team will keep you up to date with news, sport, travel and weather from around the county.

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