The Latest Breaking News from LFB

New warning over e-scooters and e-bikes after house fires

It comes months after a woman died in a fire that was started due to an e-bike

Wales Online · Apr 12, 2023

E-bike and e-scooter fire rescues over Easter weekend prompt warning from firefighters

A converted e-bike left on charge caught fire at a house in east London

Evening Standard · Apr 12, 2023

Boy, 16, arrested on suspicion of murder over east London fire that killed girl, 14

Police treating blaze at block of flats in Beckton as arson after teenager died and five other people were injured

The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2023

Mother’s anguish after daughter, 21, died in flat fire caused by faulty e-bike battery

‘It feels like a nightmare and I can’t wake up’, said Maria Frasquilho Macarro following the death of her only daughter

Evening Standard · Mar 27, 2023

Sharp rise in sick days linked to poor mental health at London Fire Brigade

London Assembly member Anne Clarke said the pandemic and financial worries had left the fire service ‘exhausted’ and on the verge of a ‘mental health crisis’

Evening Standard · Mar 27, 2023

Fire at hotel near Paddington railway station brought under control

Half of the hotel’s ground floor was ablaze at the peak of the fire and neighbouring properties were evacuated.

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023

Dozens of firefighters tackle hotel fire in Paddington, central London

Half of ground floor was ablaze as adjoining properties evacuated

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023

London firefighters called out to over 150 e-bike and e-scooter battery blazes in just over a year

Figures obtained by the Standard reveal that the LFB was called to 116 fires involving the vehicles last year

Evening Standard · Mar 21, 2023

Major fire breaks out at block of flats as flames seen pouring out of building

A fire has broken out in a four-room flat in a housing block in Barbican, central London, with around 40 firefighters at the scene. One man was treated by ambulance crews

Daily Mirror · Mar 16, 2023

Man dies in hospital after Barbican flat fire

A man has died in hospital after being rescued by firefighters from a flat blaze in the Barbican.

Evening Standard · Mar 16, 2023