The Latest Breaking News from London Fire Brigade

Mum loses life savings after bank staff transfer £170,000 to scammers with 'no questions'

Cath Mulalley says she has been left suffering panic attacks and doesn't know what to do after scammers stole £170,000 while she was in a New Zealand bank branch

Daily Mirror · Sep 20, 2022

London Fire Brigade unveils new fire fighting boats to patrol Thames

London Fire Brigade on Thursday welcomed two brand-new “state of the art” fire and rescue river boats into its fleet as part of a £40 million investment from City Hall.

Evening Standard · Sep 2, 2022

Mayor welcomes new fire boats on the Thames as part of £40m Brigade transformation

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has welcomed London Fire Brigade’s new fire boats to the Thames as part of a £40 million investment made by City Hall to expand the Brigade’s fleet of equipment and vehicles.The Mayor has committed to modernising and transforming the Brigade’s rescue resources, so they…

Evening Standard · Sep 1, 2022

Fire under railway arches near London Bridge ‘severely disrupts’ train services

Buildings were evacuated as around 70 firefighters were called to the blaze in Union Street in Southwark.

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022

Large fire in central London railway arch halts trains

Around 70 firefighters were tackling a fire in a railway arch in Southwark, central London on Wednesday, prompting trains to the area to be halted and several buildings to be evacuated, the London Fire Brigade said.

Reuters · Aug 17, 2022

Man hospitalised after Queen’s Park house fire involving e-bike

London Fire Brigade is continuing to see a rise in e-bike and e-scooter fires

Evening Standard · Aug 16, 2022

Tragedy as body of missing man who got into trouble in River Thames pulled from water

The Met and Surrey Police, as well as London Fire Brigade and RNLI were part of a major search before the man's body was recovered from the water in the River Thames near Hampton Court

Daily Mirror · Aug 15, 2022

Major search for man who disappeared after getting into difficulty in River Thames

One man is missing and another is in a serious condition in hospital after two separate reports of swimmers getting into difficulty during the latest heatwave which has seen temperatures search to the mid-thirties

Daily Mirror · Aug 14, 2022

London weather forecast: Thunderstorms on way after another weekend of wildfires

The Met Office has warned of torrential downpours and possible flooding over the next few days

Evening Standard · Aug 14, 2022

Enfield: 100 firefighters extinguish grass fire at college

At least fifteen fire engines were are at the scene

Evening Standard · Aug 14, 2022