The Latest Breaking News from the London Fire Brigade

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 · Oct 24, 2024

'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

Cycling Weekly · Oct 24, 2024

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 · Oct 10, 2024

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 · Sep 4, 2024

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

Sports centre evacuated after chlorine leak in Wembley

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2024

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

The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2024

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 · Aug 26, 2024

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

Evening Standard · Aug 20, 2024

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...

Top News · Aug 17, 2024

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 · Jul 31, 2024