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Posts Tagged ‘London Fire Brigade’

Air conditioning fault caused fire at Mossbourne school – not arson

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 30 May 2025 at 10:19

London Fire Brigade had initially been unable to rule out a deliberate act

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Less than half of 17,000 new fire-resistant doors to be installed, council reveals

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 22 May 2025 at 17:55
Sunday's best: Licensing committee considers Hoppers' bid for longer opening hours

Town Hall spends £15.5m replacing 4,000 doors since 2018 pledge following regulatory changes and project delays

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‘Nightmare’: Families displaced by Dalston fire hit out at landlord over lack of support

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 14 February 2025 at 14:07

Tenants left on ‘tenterhooks’ after Peabody failed to renew temporary housing bookings

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Should we stay or should we go? Residents of tower block tell of fire safety fears

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 19 August 2024 at 14:19
Concerned: Pitcairn House residents

No second staircase ‘for any existing buildings’, Hackney Council confirms

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Alsatian ‘back to normal’ after being rescued from fire in Dalston

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 14 June 2024 at 10:36

Kiko was pulled out of a 14-storey block of flats on Tyssen Street earlier this week

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Man arrested after making ‘allegedly antisemitic’ threats close to scene of Clapton house fire

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 21 March 2024 at 20:48

The 60-year-old was detained on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life following blaze on Newick Road

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Funding squeeze could ‘slow down’ efforts to stamp out racism and misogyny among firefighters, warns commissioner

By Noah Vickers, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 12 January 2024 at 14:53

London fire boss Andy Roe says an ongoing pay dispute could affect budget for ‘culture change’ projects

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Woman taken to hospital after major fire in Dalston

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 22 June 2023 at 12:31

Ridley Road was closed overnight as 70 firefighters tackled the blaze on Chester Crescent

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Underground car park fire below block of flats caused by ‘boiler fault’

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 12 June 2023 at 11:14
25 firefighters tackled a fire in a car park on Lea Bridge Road

25 firefighters tackled a fire in a car park on Lea Bridge Road

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London Fire Brigade makes BBQ plea ahead of weekend of hot weather

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 9 June 2023 at 17:34

Capital’s assistant fire chief says grass fires can spread rapidly and cause ‘significant damage’

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E-bike blaze in Dalston prompts warning from firefighters about dangers of ‘cheaper batteries’

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 7 June 2023 at 13:27
E bike fire Dalston

A man was taken to hospital with smoke inhalation following fire caused by failed battery

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‘Magpie’s lucky day!’ Bird saved by firefighters after falling down Clapton chimney

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 7 June 2023 at 11:38

It took a Stoke Newington fire crew just nine minutes to get the magpie out of a tight squeeze

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London firefighters still not doing ‘real fire training in high-rises’ – six years on from Grenfell

By Noah Vickers, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 18 May 2023 at 10:14

City’s deputy fire chief concedes more ‘realistic’ training is needed after union raises alarm

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‘Wiped out by carelessness’: Gardeners devastated after grass fire damages trees at Millfields community orchard

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 18 July 2022 at 20:35

London Fire Brigade ‘concerned that some grass fires are being started deliberately’

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Fire safety: Boroughs with greatest number of high-risk buildings revealed – with Hackney in top three

By Joe Talora, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 15 June 2022 at 10:20

Newly released City Hall figures show Hackney has 87 buildings containing serious safety defects

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Young people who are ‘up for a challenge’ invited to join fire cadets programme in Shoreditch

By Lizzie McAllister | Friday 3 December 2021 at 10:39

Sixteen spots still available on training scheme – with many graduates going on to join the fire service

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More than 900 buildings in London need fire safety fixes – and number ‘continues to grow’

By Joe Talora, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 14 July 2021 at 10:27

Capital’s fire commissioner reveals two-thirds of the 24-hour patrols are down to unresolved cladding issues

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LTNs had ‘no impact’ on fire response times in London last year, new figures show

By Joe Talora, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 1 April 2021 at 11:10

Capital’s fire service says response times in inner London ‘remain quicker’ than in outer London

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Lydia Café blaze: Chef escapes serious injury after deep fat fryer goes up in flames

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 24 January 2019 at 11:52

Incident in Stoke Newington prompts warning from fire brigade that using water on an oil fire is the ‘worst thing you can do’

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Barbecues suspended at London Fields following heatwave fire warning

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 26 July 2018 at 15:47
London Fields barbecue area

Town Hall reacts to advice from London Fire Brigade, which has reported a record-breaking number of grass fires

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