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Tag Archives: LFB
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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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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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
Posted in London Fire Brigade
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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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
No one reported hurt after warehouse blaze on Westmead Road
Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters tackled a fire at a warehouse on Westmead Road in Sutton yesterday afternoon. Part of a single-storey disused warehouse was damaged by fire. No one was hurt or injured. Firefighters carried out a … Continue reading
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Tagged LFB, London Fire Brigade, Sutton
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Grenfell six years on: 80% of social blocks still lack sprinklers
Research published by Inside Housing shows that, six years since the Grenfell Tower fire, fewer than 1-in-5 high-rise social housing blocks have been fitted with sprinklers and only 1-in-8 with fire alarms, key pieces of equipment which the fire services … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, London Fire Brigade, Property, Selhurst
Tagged Grenfell, Grenfell Tower, Hallam Court, Inside Housing, LFB, London Fire Brigade, Peter Apps, Selhurst
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First-floor flat near Wandle Park is destroyed by blaze
Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters were called to a fire at a block of flats on Cabot Close, off the Purley Way, near Wandle Park, yesterday evening. Part of a first-floor flat was destroyed by fire, according to … Continue reading
Posted in London Fire Brigade, Waddon
Tagged Cabot Close, LFB, London Fire Brigade, Purley Way, Wandle Park
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No injuries after blaze damages three flats on Whitehorse Road
The public was asked to evacuate part of Whitehorse Road last night, as the road was shut off while around 60 firefighters tackled a blaze at a five-storey block of flats. More than 80 people in the flats were impacted … Continue reading