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The Latest Breaking News from London Fire Brigade

Firefighters called to blaze in Leytonstone as figures show ‘unprecedented’ rise in grass fires

More than 300 grass fires have sparked in London since the beginning of August

Evening Standard

Huge flames erupt in massive grass blaze with 'tinderbox Britain' ready to ignite

London Fire Brigade's control room sent firefighters to deal with 340 grass, rubbish and open land fires during the first week of this month as the country bakes in another heatwave

Daily Mirror

UK bakes in latest heatwave with drought looming for some areas

Temperatures are climbing into the 30s and could peak around 36C over the weekend.

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Seventy firefighters tackle blaze in Rainham and issue smoke warning

Road closures are in place at the scene, police have said

Evening Standard

Fears of deliberate grass fires over summer holidays grow after Feltham blaze

London Fire Brigade issued the warning on Wednesday after dozens of firefighters tackled the fire last week.

The Independent UK

Donations pour in for Crayford families who ‘lost everything’ after fire destroys four homes

Crayford residents are donating clothes, bedding and toiletries to the families who “lost everything” after a “horrific” grass fire spread to four terraced homes.

Evening Standard

Supermarkets halt sales of disposable BBQs in London amid wildfire risk

Ocado has stopped selling disposable barbeques “with immediate effect”

Evening Standard

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Thornton Heath: Child Dies After House Collapses In Massive Explosion

It’s believed a four-year-old girl has died after a house collapsed in an explosion in Thornton Heath.The child was pronounced dead at the scene, the London Ambulance Service said in an update, while three people were taken to hospital after an explosion in a property on Galpin’s Road on Monday…

Evening Standard

Large blaze threatens four terraced homes in Crayford

A large blaze has broken out in a roof spanning four terraced homes in Crayford, southeast London.

Evening Standard

Level three heatwave alert issued as Londoners warned to brace for further wildfires

The alert will apply from midday Tuesday until 6pm on Saturday

Evening Standard

Police confirm body of girl, 4, found after horror gas explosion in Thornton Heath

We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

Daily Mirror

Thornton Heath fire: Mum cries in street as home ‘wiped out’ in huge explosion

Four victims have been rescued from the fire but a fifth is still missing after around 40 firefighters raced to the South London home.

Daily Record

Thornton Heath ‘gas’ explosion: Child killed and three people in critical condition

Merton Council has opened an evacuation centre after declaring a ‘major incident’

The Independent UK

Thornton Heath: Girl, 4, killed and three fight for life as house destroyed in gas blast

Four people were rescued after six fire engines and around 40 firefighters raced to a terraced property in Thornton Heath, Croydon just after 7am today

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Four-year-old girl missing after explosion destroys house

A search is under way at the scene

The Independent UK

About 50 properties damaged after flooding in north London

Emergency services were called to the scene in Islington.

Daily Mirror

Croydon house explosion: Girl, 4, feared missing as rescuers search wreckage

Firefighters are still searching for one more person within the destroyed property in Thornton Heath, said London Fire Brigade after four people were rescued early this morning

Evening Standard

Holloway: Flooding laps at homes after water main bursts

Multiple roads were closed in Holloway on Monday morning after a water main burst, causing flooding up to 4-foot high in places.London Fire Brigade said they were called at 7.01am to the corner of Hornsey Road and Tollington Road after a 36-inch water main burst.Eight fire engines and around 60…

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London floods: Mayhem as road turns into river with street completely submerged

Footage and images from the scene show the water on Hornsey and Tollington Road in Islington, near Finsbury Park in north London, sitting above the level of car tyres

Daily Mirror

Thornton Heath fire: Body of child found in rubble of house destroyed in gas explosion

A child was pronounced dead at the scene and three people are believed to have potentially life-threatening injuries after a home was destroyed in a gas explosion in South London

Evening Standard

Wildfires break out across London as capital sizzles in new heatwave

Heavy ash fell on residents miles away from the origin of the wildfire

Evening Standard

M&S stops sale of disposable barbecues as London Fire Brigade pushes for total ban

London Fire Brigade has urged total ban on the products, saying they can cause ‘untold damage’

The Independent UK

Marks & Spencer takes disposable barbecues off UK shelves amid wildfire risk

London Fire Brigade last week called for a total ban after facing one of the busiest periods in its history during a record-breaking heatwave.

Evening Standard

Fire crews tackle waste recycling factory fire in west London

Ten gas cylinders were removed as a precaution

Reuters

London Fire Brigade says 100 firefighters called to factory fire in Hayes

London Fire Brigade said on Tuesday that 15 fire engines and around 100 firefighters have been called to tackle a fire at a factory on Rigby Lane in Hayes.

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