The owner of a fried chicken shop who persistently broke fire safety laws has been handed a four month suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay a total of £19,000 in fines and costs, following a successful prosecution by London Fire Brigade
NewsLast night London Fire Brigade’s Assistant Commissioner Dany Cotton, who is the UK’s most senior woman fire officer, beat off stiff competition to be awarded the ‘Women in Public Service’ Award at The First Women Awards. The awards recognise senior level business women and professionals.
NewsFor Black History Month historian Stephen Bourne tells us about some of the Black people involved in the fire service in the 1930s and 40s.
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CommunityFirefighters have issued a candle safety warning after a fire at a block of flats in East India Dock Road in Poplar last night.
IncidentsTwo adults and a baby escaped a flat fire on Sandrock Road in Ladywell after being alerted to the blaze by their smoke alarm on Sunday (11 June).
IncidentsFirefighters have issued a reminder about the dangers of leaving cooking unattended after a house fire on Odessa Road in Forest Gate on Saturday morning (22 June).
IncidentsA family had a lucky escape after a fire broke out at their flat in Park Lodge Avenue in West Drayton in the early hours of this morning
IncidentsFirefighters have issued a warning to never leave candles unattended after a fire at a house on Ascham Street in Kentish Town in the early hours of this morning.
IncidentsFirefighters have today said that a family in Stamford Hill had “remarkable and lucky” escape from a fire in their house in Stamford Hill in the early hours of this morning.
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