Tag Archives: LFB

Regina Road fire alarms failed to sound, council confirms

Posted on July 29, 2021 by insidecroydon

EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES A senior Croydon Council official has admitted that no alarms sounded and sprinklers failed to work when a fire broke out in one of the residential tower blocks on Regina Road, South Norwood, on Sunday. More … Continue reading →

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Councillor’s alarm call helps save lives in Thornton Heath fire

Posted on July 22, 2021 by insidecroydon

A Croydon councillor has spoken of how she called 999 in the early hours of this morning after she was woken up by “horrible screams” and “saw loads of black smoke coming out of neighbour’s house”. Leila Ben-Hassel is a … Continue reading →

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