Cumbria Police says emergency services are responding to the fire on the A595 Distington bypass.
Graphic CCTV footage of the fight in a Gosforth bar has been shown in court.
An employment tribunal judge says the worker was "substantially" fulfilling a more senior role.
Police appeal for witnesses following the alleged assault on Midtown Close.
Residents are being warned that skips at several sites in Copeland may not be emptied.
Residents in Distington, Cumbria, were looked after at the local community centre.
Paul "Archie" Scott and 14-year-old Mia Scott died in the blaze at their home in May.
An investigation is under way into the cause of the blaze which killed Paul and Mia Scott.
A 58-year-old man and a 14-year-old girl were both killed in the blaze in a Cumbrian village.
