Firefighters in Leicestershire are on a 24 hour strike today along with the rest of the country in a long running dispute with the government over pensions.
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The strike started at 7am this morning.
Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service will continue to provide a fire and rescue response cover, although on a much reduced scale to normal.