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Lewisham fire: Firefighters scramble to tower block after reports of 'explosions'

Around 60 people evacuated their flats early on Tuesday morning before fire crews arrived after flames began rising out of a tower block following reported explosions

Daily Mirror · Nov 22, 2022

London Fire Brigade criticised over rehiring retired senior staff in ‘tax-saving’ measure

Union said rehiring retired senior staff showed bosses were ‘gaming system’ to ‘rob taxpayers’

Evening Standard · Nov 9, 2022

Firefighters were called to a fire and explosion involving underground cabling on Station Parade in Barking

Firefighters were called to a fire and explosion involving underground cabling on Station Parade in Barking. There were no reports of any injuries. The Brigade’s 999 Control Officers took 17 calls to the incident. The Brigade was called at 1438 and the fire was under control by 1712. Three fire…

Evening Standard · Nov 8, 2022

North East coastal museum wins Tripadvisor's Travellers' Choice Award

The Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade Watch House Museum has won the prestigious accolade which puts it into the top 10% of listings

Chronicle Live · Oct 3, 2022

Eltham: Woman dies in hospital after child and man rescued as flames rip through house

Firefighters managed to drag the woman out of the burning house after she became trapped by a staircase in her home

Evening Standard · Sep 30, 2022

Dagenham Fire: Blaze at industrial estate rages as plumes of smoke lights up night sky

Around 80 firefighters and 12 fire engines raced to the blaze at an industrial estate in Dagenham this evening, where a "number of industrial units" and several vehicles are alight

Daily Mirror · Sep 25, 2022

Mayor welcomes new fire boats on the Thames as part of £40m Brigade transformation

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has welcomed London Fire Brigade’s new fire boats to the Thames as part of a £40 million investment made by City Hall to expand the Brigade’s fleet of equipment and vehicles.The Mayor has committed to modernising and transforming the Brigade’s rescue resources, so they…

Evening Standard · Sep 1, 2022

Thackeray’s Shiv Sena forges alliance with pro-Maratha Sambhaji Brigade

Alliance an effort to save democracy, says Sena chief

The Hindu · Aug 26, 2022

Southwark fire: London train services disrupted as 70 firefighters tackle huge blaze near railway

Firefighters are tackling blaze near Union Street, just south of the River Thames

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022

Man hospitalised after Queen’s Park house fire involving e-bike

London Fire Brigade is continuing to see a rise in e-bike and e-scooter fires

Evening Standard · Aug 16, 2022