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The Latest Breaking News from the London Fire Brigade

Man dies in flat fire in south London tower block

The London Fire Brigade said the fire took place in a first-floor maisonette in an 11-storey residential block

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan calls for joint action to tackle the growing threat of wildfires in the capital

London Fire Brigade (LFB) has responded to 64 wildfires already this year, compared to just 19 in the entire summer of 2020

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Twickenham fire: Firefighters tackle blaze at popular London dining street as area cordoned off

The London Fire Brigade are responding to an incident on York Street in Twickenham

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Chemical incident at London hospital leaves nine needing treatment and sparks patient evacuation

Around 150 patients had to be evacuated on Thursday morning due to a chemical incident in the plant room at Guy’s Hospital

Evening Standard

Wildfire breaks out in London amid latest heatwave warning

The London Fire Brigade received over 30 calls reporting the fire

The Independent UK

London Fire Brigade reveals it is rescuing an average of six people a day

The London Fire Brigade said it came to the aid of 3,627 people since January 2024

Evening Standard

Four people hospitalised after gas leak in Kilburn

The Metropolitan Police, London Fire Brigade, and London Ambulance Service were all scrambled to the scene

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Huge blaze breaks out in Essex field as firefighters battle wildfires across UK

Heatwaves and consistent dry weather has seen the London Fire Brigade tackle more wildfires this summer than in the whole of 2024

The Independent UK

Firefighters tackle fourth London wildfire in 24 hours as residents battle blaze with hoses

The London Fire Brigade warned crews are experiencing a ‘busy summer’ with more wildfires than the whole of last year

Evening Standard

Open-top London tourist bus crashes into tree

Police were called to the collision on Bedford Way, Russell Square, on Tuesday afternoon

The Independent UK

Erith fire: 150 firefighters battle huge blaze at warehouse in southeast London

Twenty-five fire engines were called to the scene in Maypole Crescent on Friday night

Evening Standard

Wildfire spreads across 10 hectares as 80 firefighters battle major blaze in east London

The cause of the fire in Rainham - the second wildfire tto hit the area in a week - is is not yet known

Evening Standard

Boy, 12, dies in south London flat fire

Emergency services were called to the fire late last night

The Independent UK

Lewisham fire: Family pay tribute to 'lovely' talented footballer, 12, who died in flat blaze

Schoolboy Fabian Henry named as victim of fatal fire at home in Orchard Gardens just before midnight on Tuesday

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70 firefighters called to blaze on Electric Avenue

A large plume of smoke could be seen rising from an area behind buildings on the busy south London shopping street.

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Inside London Fire Brigade's fight against wildfires amid fears hot summer will spark surge

Exclusive: Britain’s busiest fire and rescue service has warned of the ‘devastating’ impact blazes could have on the city’s parks and wildlife

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Revealed: London boroughs with most arson attacks as expert links rise in blazes to social unrest

Interactive map shows massive jump in arson attacks in Westminster, Sutton and Haringey

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Full details of what happened to mother suing TfL for £25m after suffering life-changing injuries falling under Tube train

Commuter who lost arm and leg ‘contributed to her own injuries’ according to TfL’s High Court defence

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Hottest day of the year as mercury hits 33.6C after 'tropical night' brings sleepless misery

It is expected to get hotter with forecasters predicting temperatures of 34C or even higher for the capital

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Which areas in London are at most risk of wildfires as fourth heatwave of summer hits this week?

Three wildfires broke out across London this week - which areas are most at risk?

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'A profound force for good in the world': Tributes to mother stabbed to death in Stoke Newington home before gas explosion

Charity worker Annabel Rook, 46, was found after a huge blast ‘shook’ the London street with man, 44, arrested on suspicion of murder

Evening Standard

Park Royal fire: Blaze under investigation after 100 firefighters tackle fire at west London industrial estate

Fifteen fire engines rushed to Sergo Park to try and stop the inferno in the early hours of Friday

The Independent UK

Mother and three children killed in house fire in north London as man arrested on suspicion of murder

A 41-year-old man is arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder, say police

Evening Standard

Murder arrest after three children and woman die in house fire

A 43-year-old woman, and three children, aged 15, eight and four, died at the scene in north-west London.

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Man in 70s arrested on suspicion of arson as woman dies in fire at retirement flats in Bromley

Man held on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life after fatal fire at three-storey supported living facility

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