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Category Archives: London Fire Brigade
Fire on Croydon High Street: ‘explosions’ heard by passers-by
There has been a fire reported on Croydon High Street, close to the largely disused and derelict St George’s Walk. The fire was opposite the Grants multiplex and not far fom the Spreadeagle pub and Croydon Town Hall on Katharine … Continue reading
Posted in Fairfield, London Fire Brigade
Tagged Croydon High Street, High Street, London Fire Brigade, St George's Walk
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Locals start campaign to have Burn Bullock pub rebuilt
English Heritage and Merton Council join calls for historic cricket pub to be rebuilt – just like the Crooked House in the Midlands. While in Croydon, there’s a second fire in nine months at another disused pub Another day, another … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Community associations, Crime, History, London Fire Brigade, London-wide issues, Merton, Mitcham, Planning, Property, Pubs
Tagged Burn Bullock, Croydon, Drum and Monkey, English Heritage, Historic England, LFB, London Fire Brigade, Merton Council, Metropolitan Police, Mitcham, Mitcham Cricket Green, St James' Road, Suspected arson, The Windmill
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Cause of Beckenham Road shop blaze ‘deliberate’ says LFB
The emergency services have declared that the cause of a fire at a shop with flats above in Bromley in the early hours of this morning was “believed to be deliberate”. It took four fire engines and around 25 firefighters … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Crime, London Fire Brigade
Tagged Beckenham Road, Bromley, LFB, London Fire Brigade
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Burn Bullock pub fire: ‘Mitcham’s history was lost tonight’
There are well-placed fears that one of the area’s most historic pubs, the Burn Bullock at Mitcham, has been lost forever after a large fire took hold in the long-abandoned building last night. The site has been targeted for a … Continue reading
Central Parade blaze brings renewed warnings on e-bikes
The London Fire Brigade has issued another safety reminder about e-bikes after a fire on Central Parade in New Addington on Sunday night. The fire occurred in a three-storey building made up of a shop with homes above. Most of … Continue reading
Posted in London Fire Brigade, New Addington
Tagged e-bikes, e-scooters, LFB, London Fire Brigade, New Addington
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Fire Brigade’s dramatic warning of the risks of e-bike batteries
Amazon, eBay and three other online suppliers have been ordered to withdraw from sale dodgy batteries that are often used for e-bikes and e-scooters The London Fire Brigade has today released dramatic video footage from a rescue conducted last week … Continue reading
Dozens evacuated from fire in Orchard Grove block of flats
A three-storey block of flats in Penge had to be evacuated due to a fire in the early hours of this morning. Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters tackled a fire on Orchard Grove in Penge. A second-floor flat … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, London Fire Brigade
Tagged Flat fire, LFB, London Fire Brigade, Penge
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Fire Brigade backs petition in memory of victim of e-bike fire
The London Fire Brigade is backing a petition from the friends and family of 21-year-old Sofia Duarte, who lost her life in a fatal fire caused by the catastrophic failure of a lithium battery used to charge an e-bike. The … Continue reading
Posted in Fiona Twycross, London Fire Brigade, London-wide issues
Tagged e-bikes, e-scooters, Fiona Twycross, fire, LFB, London Fire Brigade, Sofia Duarte
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Thornton Heath maisonette left damaged by electrical fire
Half of a two-storey maisonette on Osborne Road in Thornton Heath was damaged by fire yesterday. The London Fire Brigade says that there were no reports of any injuries. The cause of the fire was an electrical fault. The London … Continue reading
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Tagged LFB, London Fire Brigade, Thornton Heath
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Third man dies following fire in South Croydon terraced house
A third man has died following the house fire on Sanderstead Road, South Croydon on Friday night. A fourth man remains in hospital in a critical condition. A fifth man who self-presented at hospital on Friday has since been discharged. … Continue reading
Posted in London Fire Brigade, Policing, South Croydon
Tagged LFB, London Fire Brigade, Metropolitan Police, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Road
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Two killed, two critical after house fire on Sanderstead Road
Two men died in a house fire on Sanderstead Road, South Croydon, last night. Two other men are in hospital in what police have described as “life-threatening” conditions. Firefighters and other emergency services were called out just before 11pm last … Continue reading
Official: More car crashes in Croydon than anywhere in London
Data shows nine fatalities and 350 injuries at London Fire Brigade call-outs to crashes on the roads of the capital last winter Croydon is London’s most dangerous borough for road traffic collisions. That’s according to official figures from the London … Continue reading
Man hospitalised after fire rips through West Norwood flat
A man was rushed to hospital by ambulance and 30 people evacuated when a blaze took hold of a two-roomed flat on York Hill, West Norwood, this morning. Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters were called out from Norbury, … Continue reading
Posted in Lambeth Council, London Fire Brigade, Norbury
Tagged LFB, London Fire Brigade, Norbury, West Norwood, York Hill
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60 people evacuated as fire breaks out in London Road block
Around 60 people had to be evacuated from their homes on London Road last night when one of their neighbouring flats in the block had a serious fire. Eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters were called to the incident … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, London Fire Brigade
Tagged Broad Green, London Fire Brigade, London Road
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Brigade sounds the alarm after house fire in Sutherland Road
A fire caused by an electrical fault in what emergency services described as “a consumer unit” damaged part of the ground floor of an end terrace house on Sutherland Road last night. A woman who had evacuated the house before … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, London Fire Brigade
Tagged Broad Green, LFB, London Fire Brigade, Mitcham Common, Sutherland Road
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Cannabis ‘farm’ on Bromley’s Downham Way goes up in smoke
The London Fire Brigade was called to a blaze thought to have been caused by an electrical fault at a suspected cannabis factory in a terraced house in Bromley on Wednesday night. Ordinary suburban homes are frequently being converted by … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Crime, London Fire Brigade, London-wide issues
Tagged Bromley, Cannabis, LFB, London Fire Brigade
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Builders’ refurb works in Bromley house cause major blaze
It took six fire engines and around 40 firefighters to tackle a house fire on Springfield Road in Bromley. A three-storey detached house under refurbishment was destroyed by fire. There were no reports of any injuries. One of the Brigade’s … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, London Fire Brigade
Tagged Bromley, LFB, London Fire Brigade, Springfield Road
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Fire Brigade at the ready as risk of grass fires rises in the heat
Firefighters are asking people to follow safety advice as the hot weather continues, with forecast temperatures above 30⁰C. This follows an Amber heat-health alert issued by the UK Health Security Agency, which asks people to check on older family members, … Continue reading
Massive blaze destroys building at Herne Hill waste station
Around 100 firefighters have been battling a fire at a waste transfer station in Herne Hill this morning, with gas cylinders removed from the scene to reduce the risk of explosions. The whole of the building, on Shakespeare Road, was … Continue reading
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Tagged Herne Hill, LFB, London Fire Brigade, Shakespeare Road
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40 firefighters tackle Woodmansterne Road house blaze
Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters tackled a fire on Woodmansterne Road in Carshalton on Friday. Most of the first floor of a two-storey detached house was damaged by fire. There were no reports of any injuries.
Posted in London Fire Brigade, Sutton Council
Tagged Carshalton, LFB, London Fire Brigade
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Fires at two central Croydon pubs raise widespread suspicions
The Crooked House Pub in the Midlands burns to the ground under highly suspicious circumstances and creates national headlines. Croydon’s response? “Hold my beer”. Two closed pubs in Croydon town centre were ablaze this morning, having caught fire within an … Continue reading
Blaze in laundry room of council block that failed inspection
The Fire Brigade was called out to a block of flats on London Road on Saturday – a council-run block which five years ago was deemed to be a fire risk. Concord House is one of three blocks – previously … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Housing, London Fire Brigade, Norbury
Tagged Concord House, Croydon, Croydon Council, LFB, London Fire Brigade, London Road, Sycamore House, Windsor House
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Brigade saves man from roof in Addiscombe house fire
Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters tackled a house fire on Alderton Road, Addiscombe, last night. The first floor of the two-storey mid-terraced house was destroyed by fire. Half of a loft conversion was also damaged by fire. One … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, London Fire Brigade
Tagged Addiscombe, Addiscombe West, Croydon, London Fire Brigade
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100 firefighters take six hours to get waste blaze under control
More than 100 firefighters were called out and residents living close to the Purley Way advised to keep their windows closed due to smoke, as a waste fire at commercial premises on Imperial Way blazed through the night. Fifteen fire … Continue reading
Posted in London Fire Brigade, Purley Way
Tagged Imperial Way, LFB, London Fire Brigade, Purley Way, Waddon
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Brigade goes the hole way to try to control summer wildfires
Major incident review found 39 appliances were unavailable because of staff shortages on Brigade’s busiest day for callouts last year One year on from what is seen as the London Fire Brigade’s busiest day for emergency call-outs since the darkest … Continue reading
