A company which ran a care home in South London has been fined £90,000 and ordered to pay £15,000 costs for breaching fire safety regulations following the death of a pensioner.
NewsA grieving son whose mum died after accidentally setting fire to herself while wearing an emollient cream is backing a campaign, launched today, to improve safety labelling on emollients and ensure people know how to use them safely.
NewsWith icy weather forecast for the next two weeks, senior officers at the London Fire Brigade have today expressed safety concerns about people taking risks to stay warm, following an online video that shows a man heating his study using tea light candles and flower pots.
NewsNew figures from London Fire Brigade show the number of smoking-related fires in the home has increased by around 20 per cent since the UK lockdown was announced, despite it being reported that one million smokers in the UK have quit during the pandemic
NewsThe judicial review which challenged the Fifth London Safety Plan has not been successful.
NewsPeople encouraged to have their say on future plans to protect London
NewsCommissioner Andy Roe delivers his New Year message
NewsThousands of firefighters, control officers and colleagues in our support services were working over the holiday period and I must thank them for their dedicated service.
NewsAs we celebrate our 150th anniversary we're looking back at some of the most significant and some of the more unusual incidents that have taken place since we were formed in 1866.
NewsFirefighters are asking Londoners to call the RSPCA not 999 for animal rescues after new figures reveal crews are called to 10 a week
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