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| Gales batter quake-hit properties | Gales batter quake-hit properties |
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| Gales battering East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire are threatening to dislodge chimneys weakened by this week's earthquake, firemen have warned. | Gales battering East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire are threatening to dislodge chimneys weakened by this week's earthquake, firemen have warned. |
| Humberside Fire Service has been called out to dangerous chimney stacks and roofing at properties in Bridlington, Hull, Grimsby and Cleethorpes. | Humberside Fire Service has been called out to dangerous chimney stacks and roofing at properties in Bridlington, Hull, Grimsby and Cleethorpes. |
| Firefighters had attended about 20 incidents by early Friday evening. | Firefighters had attended about 20 incidents by early Friday evening. |
| In one incident a chimney stack fell on to a bungalow in Coldstream Close, Tweed Grove, Hull, but no one was hurt. | |
| Elsewhere a driver was taken to hospital after a car was hit by a tree which fell in high winds on the A165 Beverley to Driffield road. | |
| Firefighters freed the trapped person from a Ford Focus which blocked the main road. | |
| The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning for the region, with gusts expected to reach up to 80mph overnight. | The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning for the region, with gusts expected to reach up to 80mph overnight. |
| In the early hours of Wednesday, properties across the region were shaken by the biggest earthquake to hit the UK in almost 25 years. | In the early hours of Wednesday, properties across the region were shaken by the biggest earthquake to hit the UK in almost 25 years. |
| 'Dangerous job' | 'Dangerous job' |
| The epicentre of the 5.2 magnitude quake was near Market Rasen in Lincolnshire. | The epicentre of the 5.2 magnitude quake was near Market Rasen in Lincolnshire. |
| The fire service received hundreds of calls from concerned residents in the aftermath of the tremor. | The fire service received hundreds of calls from concerned residents in the aftermath of the tremor. |
| Humberside Fire Service spokesman Glenn Ramsden said: "For the second time within a few days our crews are braving the elements to make structures safe. | Humberside Fire Service spokesman Glenn Ramsden said: "For the second time within a few days our crews are braving the elements to make structures safe. |
| "This can be a very dangerous job and we advise people to stay clear of the area that our firefighters are working in." | "This can be a very dangerous job and we advise people to stay clear of the area that our firefighters are working in." |
| "Since last summer we've had to deal with floods, an earthquake and now gales. The only thing we haven't had is a heatwave." | "Since last summer we've had to deal with floods, an earthquake and now gales. The only thing we haven't had is a heatwave." |
| He urged residents to have any damaged property checked out by a competent builder as soon as possible. | He urged residents to have any damaged property checked out by a competent builder as soon as possible. |
| "If the damage is not attended to, it will only get worse and should more severe weather hit the area, the damage could become life threatening," added Mr Ramsden. | "If the damage is not attended to, it will only get worse and should more severe weather hit the area, the damage could become life threatening," added Mr Ramsden. |