The Latest Breaking News from London Fire Brigade

London Fire Brigade ‘institutionally misogynist and racist’, independent review finds

The report found the brigade has a ‘toxic culture that allows bullying and abuse’

The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2022

London Fire Brigade found ‘institutionally misogynist and racist’ in damning independent review

It features shocking reports of women being groped, racist bullying, and people having their helmets filled with urine

Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2022

You don’t know about the Denmark Place fire because its 37 victims didn’t count

The deadly central London arson attack took place in 1980. A plaque is now being unveiled – but why did it take so long, asks writer Simon Usborne

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2022

‘Shock and disbelief’: Vietnamese restaurant in Hoxton destroyed by fire starts GoFundMe page

Staff at BúnBúnBún on Kingsland Road are ‘devastated’

Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2022

Couple spend TWO YEARS bailing out floods from leaking flat and five months in the dark

Two vulnerable pensioners have been battling leaks in their flat for two years and had to go without lighting for five months after water penetrated electrics

Daily Mirror · Oct 28, 2022

Warning to swap candles for battery-powered lights after house fire

Blaze believed to have involved a tealight candle

Wales Online · Oct 26, 2022

Firefighters urge people to swap candles for battery-powered lights

People are being encouraged to make sure they put out any candles, incense and oil burners when they leave the room and especially before bed.

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022

Firefighters called to flooding across London after storm batters southern England

Short-lived storm sent Londoners running for cover and caused fallen trees and telephone wires

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2022

Fire alert sounded over faulty batteries used in e-scooters and bikes

The London Fire Brigade revealed that there had been 89 fires this year involving batteries used by e-bikes and scooters

Evening Standard · Oct 19, 2022

Disabled women say they are having to live in rat and mould-infested flats

'I've got rats, I’ve got mice, I can't sleep. I'm so depressed'

Wales Online · Oct 18, 2022