Summary
TEESSIDE Central Fire Station's new boss brings his car to a halt in the Cleveland Hills and gets out to admire the view of Middlesbrough, Stockton and Billingham spread out below.
"It's magnificent, " he enthuses to the hitchhiker sharing the ride.See the full content of this document
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Tuning in to the North-East
His interest lies not so much in the aesthetics of the view as its potential to provide him with work. "It could happen, you know, the whole place burn down, " he says, explaining that Teesside contains 50 per cent of the UK's category A fire risks - an inflammable mix of petrochemical plants, oil coming in from the North Sea and its own nuclear power plant. This is a fireman's dream, although reside...
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