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Five people rescued in Golders Green shop fire
Five people were rescued by firefighters wearing breathing apparatus from a fire in a shop with flats above it on Princess Parade, off Golders Green Road, Golders Green.
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Heater warning after house fire in Hither Green
Three people had a lucky escape after a heater, which was being kept in a storage room, was accidently switched on causing a fire on George Lane in Hither Green yesterday afternoon.
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Candle warning after Islington flat fire
Firefighters are reminding people to take care with candles this Christmas after one left burning in a wardrobe sparked a flat fire on Cottage Road in Islington N7 yesterday afternoon (Friday 22 December).
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Property management company fined for fire safety failings
A property managing agent has been ordered to pay more than £80,000 for safety failings which “exposed a potentially large number of people to risk of death or serious injury from fire”.
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Interim Fire Commissioner Dany Cotton takes charge
London's new interim Fire Commissioner Dany Cotton took up her post from 1 January, becoming the first woman appointed to the role in our 151 year history.
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Woman escapes faulty tumble dryer fire
A woman who escaped a devastating fire in her flat caused by a faulty tumble dryer says she’s shocked Londoners aren’t always alerted when they have dangerous faulty white goods in their homes.
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London Fire Brigade publishes savings proposals
The Commissioner of the London Fire Brigade has today published proposals for the Draft Fifth London Safety Plan which outlines how the Brigade will continue to keep Londoners safe over the next three years
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Public chance to have their say on fire brigade proposals
The London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority is today launching a public consultation on its Draft Fifth London Safety Plan, which outlines how the Authority will continue to keep Londoners safe over the next three years.
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Fire Chiefs issue air conditioner warning
With a long, hot summer predicted, fire chiefs are warning businesses to check their air conditioning systems are in good working order following two blazes caused by poorly maintained units in a week.
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Firefighter delivers baby boy at scene of fire
Firefighter Ross McLaren, 33, turned midwife when he was called to deal with a fire in Ponders End in Enfield this morning and ended up delivering a baby boy at the scene.
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