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The London Fire Brigade today released new figures showing a rise in the number of chip pan fires in the capital. The Brigade believes the rise could be down to the current trend for gourmet chips, such as those that are triple cooked.

A teenage boy caused a kitchen blaze yesterday, after attempting to use a chip pan to cook chips to accompany his takeaway pizza, said the London Fire Brigade today.

Deliberate fires across the capital have dropped by nearly 90 per cent over the last decade, according to new figures released today by London Fire Brigade.

An Orpington recycling centre has been prosecuted by London Fire Brigade for stacking flammable materials 12 times in excess of the size legally allowed. The Brigade has been called out to the centre 12 times in the last year.

Three teenagers were injured at the weekend after attempting to use bio-ethanol fuel to start a barbecue in Isleworth, in west London, said London Fire Brigade today.

We've issued an urgent warning after an inquest today heard that two people died in a house fire caused by unsafe cigarettes which did not conform with European Union safety standards.

Today at Barnet Coroner’s Court, Her Majesty’s Coroner Andrew Walker recorded a narrative verdict following an inquest into the death of Santosh Benjamin Muthiah who died after a house fire in November 2010.

Firefighters from east London have received commendations for their bravery when attending a fire on Bethnal Green Road, E2, in which two firefighters died. The ceremony took place on 1 October.

Our only father-daughter firefighter duo made firefighting history last week after they were called to deal with a fire together in east London. This is the first time the pair have worked side-by-side as part of the same crew.

Whether you like them with lemon or chocolate, just don’t ‘flipping’ burn them – that’s the advice from London Fire Brigade this Pancake Day as new figures show firefighters were called to six cooking-related fires every day last year.