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The Latest Breaking News from the London Fire Brigade

Five people in hospital after fire breaks out at takeaway and flats

The cause of the fire is being investigated.

The Independent UK

Holloway fire: 100 firefighters tackle huge blaze at takeaway restaurant in Holloway

The cause of the fire is not known

Evening Standard

Camden: 150 people evacuated from tower block after resident spots crack in wall of flat

A resident on the ninth floor heard a loud noise and called the London Fire Brigade

Evening Standard

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Fire safety fears over plans for electric bus garage under block of flats in Edgware

There have been more than 2,000 objections to the development in Edgware

Evening Standard

London Fire Brigade to halt most automatic alarm callouts from today

The capital’s firefighters hope the new approach can save them valuable time, as the vast majority of automatic alarms are not genuine fires

Evening Standard

Serious fire at London school after youngsters shot fireworks at building

Footage of the fire shows flames stretching across several floors of the building, creating huge clouds of smoke

Evening Standard

'If you spot a deal that looks to be good to be true, it probably is' - UK government launches 'Buy Safe, Be Safe' e-bike campaign to deter customers from rogue sellers

E-bike and e-scooters are causing fires every two days, according to the London Fire Brigade

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E-bikes and e-scooters London’s 'fastest growing fire risk' with 131 blazes recorded so far this year

Parliament told one such fire is happening in the capital every two days

Evening Standard

New Malden: Fire at south London house under investigation

Four fire engines and 25 firefighters battled the blaze on Friday morning

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Grenfell tragedy must have consequences

It is difficult to overstate the string of colossal failures that contributed to the deaths of 72 people, when a fire engulfed Grenfell Tower on June 14, 2017. The final report from the inquiry concluded that the fire “was the culmination of decades of failure”, with the finger of blame…

Evening Standard

Grenfell Tower report: an expert explains why so many people have been blamed

Seven years after the fire in Grenfell Tower took 72 lives, the final report into the causes of the tragedy has been published. The inquiry’s findings place damning blame on companies, the government, bodies responsible for building regulation and emergency services. It concludes the victims were “badly failed” by those…

The Conversation

‘Decades of failure’: Who has UK’s Grenfell Tower fire inquiry blamed?

‘Unscrupulous’ companies, ‘dishonesty and greed’ and regulatory failure are at fault.

Al Jazeera

Timeline of events surrounding the 2017 fire at Grenfell Tower in West London that killed 72

The inquiry into Britain’s worst residential fire since World War II is releasing its final report on failings that led to deaths of 72 people at a high-rise apartment building in west London more than seven years ago

The Independent UK

Nine children rushed to hospital after chlorine leak in leisure centre learner pool

Sports centre evacuated after chlorine leak in Wembley

The Independent UK

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Mother trying to flee Dagenham fire faced ‘padlocked gate’ as alarms ‘failed to go off’

London Fire Brigade launches investigation after confirming ‘known fire safety issues’ in Spectrum building

Evening Standard

Blackwall fire: 70 firefighters tackle blaze at London skyscraper that sends huge plume of smoke across sky

LFB fights second serious fire in capital on Monday as blaze destroys balcony and part of a flat

Evening Standard

Hackney crash: Moment lorry burst into flames after crashing into railway bridge

A lorry was in a collision with a bridge before it was destroyed by a fire, the London Fire Brigade said

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Fire Breaks Out At London's Historic Somerset House

Firefighters are battling a blaze at Somerset House in London, a historic landmark. The cause of the fire is unknown, prompting the closure of the site. Th...

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Evening Standard

E-bikes: Seven in 'lucky escape' from battery fire

The London Fire Brigade said it was lucky a man was not seriously hurt in the ‘terrifying incident’

Evening Standard

Three killed in A13 east London crash and one person in hospital

Three vehicles were found to have been involved in the collision

Evening Standard

Second child dies after five taken to hospital following East Ham house fire

One child died overnight in hospital after another was pronounced dead at the scene on Napier Road on Saturday, the London Fire Brigade (LFB) said.

Evening Standard

Disabled woman 'trapped' in Bethnal Green flat and forced to crawl up stairs after lift breaks

Wheelchair user Abbi Brown, 31, ‘has been denied access to a working lift’

Evening Standard

Hackney fire: Images show devastation as scores of residents unable to return home

Aerial photos of the fire's aftermath revealed the charred remains of the roof at the Peabody-managed estate

Evening Standard

Thousands evacuated from central London buildings after gas leak

The London Fire Brigade has asked people to avoid Southwark Street

Evening Standard

Tooting fire: 80 firefighters tackle blaze at block of flats

Blaze under control but firefighters remain at scene

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