Four fire engines and 21 firefighters and officers were called to investigate a smell of smoke coming from a generator room in the basement of the Gherkin at St Mary Axe this morning.
IncidentsFire Chiefs are reminding people to be careful around water after firefighters rescued a girl stuck up to her waist in mud by Five Arch Bridge, Sidcup this evening.
IncidentsFirefighters have issued a reminder about safely disposing of cigarettes and other smoking materials after a flat fire on Victoria Road in Plaistow yesterday evening (Thursday 5 May).
IncidentsFirefighters have issued a warning about using portable stoves indoors after been called to a house fire in Eldon Road in Wood Green on Sunday afternoon(20 August).
IncidentsFirefighters have issued a warning about using portable stoves indoors after being called to a house fire on Tankerton Terrace in Croydon yesterday evening (Wednesday,18 October).
IncidentsTwenty people were evacuated last night after a fire broke out in a nail salon on Church Road in Stanmore. Firefighters evacuated residents from flats above the shop.
IncidentsIncreases in the Brigade’s fire safety work has helped blazes in the capital hit their lowest level since records began according to new figures released today.
London Fire Brigade has worked with Butterfly Books to produce a new children’s picture book that aims to tackle misconceptions about women’s roles in the emergency services
NewsA Government announcement on further steps to reform the building safety system has been welcomed by London Fire Brigade, but senior firefighters also have concerns it has not gone far enough
NewsMany of the points raised in the Brigade’s evidence have been included in the Committee’s report, including agreement that the draft Bill is an important step in establishing a robust regime to improve fire safety in buildings.
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