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Fire rips through ground floor of two-storey warehouse in Wembley

Some 70 firefighters tackled the blaze on Alperton Lane on Sunday evening

Evening Standard

Wembley fire latest: Huge plume of smoke over London as blaze near stadium and Ikea sparks rail chaos

There are suspensions on the Metropolitan and Jubilee lines and a nearby Amazon warehouse has been evacuated

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Around 100 firefighters tackle major blaze in southeast London

London Fire Brigade (LFB) said the blaze on Landmann Way, in Deptford, involves about 50 tonnes of household waste stored at a waste facility

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Watch: Around 100 firefighters tackle huge blaze at waste facility in Deptford

Fifteen fire engines sent to tackle blaze involving 50 tonnes of household waste - the second huge fire at facility this summer

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Boy, 12, drowns in River Lea near Hackney Marshes

Emergency services were called to reports of a person in the water in the river just after 6pm on Saturday

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Wembley fire: 150 people evacuated from Holiday Inn hotel after huge blaze breaks out

Guests and staff at the hotel were evacuated from the scene

The Independent UK

Barking fire LIVE: Huge blaze erupts in east London, closing section of A13

Around 125 firefighters are tackling the blaze on Ripple Road

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London fire services 'need to be rebuilt' to adapt to growing wildfire threat

FBU general secretary Steven Wright said rebuilding the country’s emergency services is a ‘national priority’

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Sixty firefighters tackle blaze at flat above shop in Wood Green

The fire first broke out at 7.22am at a flat above a shop on High Road

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Huge fire near tracks stops all services to one of London's busiest train stations

Dozens of firefighters battled the blaze on tracks near Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire

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Garden wildfire alert: Fire chiefs issue barbecues warning to Londoners as threat level peaks

‘The long period of dry weather has increased the fire risk in people's gardens,’ says London Fire Brigade Assistant Commissioner Tom Goodall

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Dramatic video shows wildfires raging in east London as flames destroy 10 acres of grassland

Dramatic video showed flames tearing through the grassland at Ingebourne Hill, in Rainham

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Brixton fire: Residents evacuated as firefighters battle huge waste facility blaze in south London

London Fire Brigade warned of a ‘protracted incident’ as crews battled to bring the blaze under control

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Heatwave to grip London 'within days' as wildfires burn and drought declared

Forecasters reveal when the next heatwave is expected to sweep London

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Fire breaks out at west London school as children evacuated and person rushed to hospital

Eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters were called to the incident in west Drayton

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Huge fire damages homes and gardens in east London closing train lines and sparking evacuations

Two homes and around 30 gardens damaged by the huge blaze, which closed an Overground line

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Bus ploughs into front window of Notting Hill home

Two cars were also damaged in the crash, London Fire Brigade said

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London firefighters join desperate search for survivors after Venezuela earthquake

The two earthquakes have torn down around 800 buildings, leaving some 43,000 unaccounted for

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Peckham fire: Department store evacuated as huge blaze rips through building in south-east London

Videos on social media show thick black smoke billowing into the sky as crews tackled the blaze on Rye Lane

The Independent UK

Huge London warehouse fire forces 70 residents to be evacuated as blaze rages

The London Fire Brigade said 150 firefighters fought to bring blaze under control on Oxgate Lane in Brent

Evening Standard

Woman jumps from flat window to escape e-bike fire in north London

LFB said that the fire was was caused by the failure of lithium batteries for an e-bike which were on charge

The Independent UK

Bermondsey fire updates: Huge blaze at London recycling centre with black smoke seen from miles away

The fire broke out in Landmann Way in Bermondsey at around 5.30pm

The Independent UK

Bermondsey fire: 100 firefighters called to huge blaze near Canada Water in London

Local train services were disrupted as firefighters responded to the blaze in Bermondsey

Evening Standard

Three rushed to hospital as e-scooter battery fire rips through home in south London

Fire chiefs issue warning about e-bike and e-scooter safety as blaze tears through property in Sutton

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Woman jumps from third-floor balcony to escape fire started by e-bike battery

The woman was rushed to hospital with serious injuries which she sustained in the fall

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