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Firefighters were commended for the "excellence of the firefighting" after not a single life was lost when 50 people were rescued from a blaze at a 200-bedroom hotel near to Hyde Park.
NewsThe woman and child were led to safety by firefighters
IncidentsFirefighters urge turn the heat off before leaving the kitchen
Firefighters rescued two people and led a further five people to safety
IncidentsCandle safety warning after attending two similar incidents in the capital
IncidentsFirefighters warn never to leave cooking unattended after rescuing two people
IncidentsA cat which was stuck 25ft up a tree rescued itself after firefighters pitched a ladder for it.
NewsThree people were sadly pronounced dead at the scene
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