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May 2013

24 May 2013

Aircraft fire at Heathrow Airport

Fire is now out.


Multiple rescues at Hounslow fire

Four people treated for smoke inhalation


Flat in Roehampton tower block damaged by fire

Six fire engines went to the scene


Plaistow flat severely damaged by fire

The stairway to flat is destroyed


22 May 2013

Warning after woman pours water onto flaming wok

Woman in Harrow injured after leaving cooking unattended


Fire at recycling warehouse in Bow

Five fire engines went to the scene


21 May 2013

Woman rescued from fire in Lee flat

She was taken to hospital


Fire at dry cleaners on South Norwood High St

Shop suffered fire damaged


Tulse Hill – derelict house fire

Six fire engines went to the scene


Fire at rubbish dump in Rainham

No injuries


Rainham – shop fire

Three men rescued from roof


Fire at Barking timber merchants

Warehouse also damaged


20 May 2013

Boat fire on Regents Canal in Islington

Man injured


18 May 2013

Woman rescued by firefighters from house in Hillingdon

She was treated at the scene by the London Ambulance Service


Hammersmith – fatal fire

Firefighters find the body of a man at the scene


Man injured in South Norwood house fire

Two fire engines went to the scene


Man injured in South Tottenham garage fire

He was taken to hospital by the London Ambulance Service


17 May 2013

Crews recue Sally the collie from tree in Twickenham

Firefighters coax the dog down


16 May 2013

Derelict Sidcup factory damaged by fire

Firefighters tackle blaze at hazardous site


15 May 2013

Kenton bungalow damaged by fire

Blaze damaged a small part of the house


Six taken to hospital after Wandsworth candle fire

A heavily pregnant woman and two young children among the six


14 May 2013

Stoke Newington – house fire

Two people uninjured.


13 May 2013

Animals rescued from pet shop fire in Fulham

No people injured in the blaze


Fence panels destroyed in Beddington

No injuries


10 May 2013

Barn fire in Pinner

No injuries


Ealing - house fire

Roof damaged in fire but no injuries reported


Man rescued from Barnsbury blaze

Fire crews use ladder to save man from fire


Woman and dog rescued from house fire in Manor Park

Woman taken to hospital


South Kensington – flat fire

Crews tackle flat fire.


Person rescued from flat fire in South Harrow

Two fire engines went to the scene


Eleven led to safety from Whitechapel blaze

No injuries reported as 11 led to safety by fire crews


09 May 2013

Rotherhithe - flat fire

Person treated for smoke inhalation


Fire crews escort 200 train passengers to safety

High winds cause tree to fall on power lines near Acton Central Station


Playground blaze in Clerkenwell

No one injured


08 May 2013

Paddington - fire in flat on 22nd floor

Fire breaks out in high rise building


Fatal fire in Hampstead

Two fire engines attended the scene


07 May 2013

Woman and child rescued from fire in Old Kent Road

Both taken to hospital


Fire in college in Uxbridge

Four fire engines at the scene


Flat fire in Paddington

No injuries


Fire on Clapham High Street

Fire now under control


The City - fire in tower block

Three people injured in flats' fire


Greenford – house fire

Two garages destroyed in fire


Baby treated for smoke inhalation after flat fire in Harrow

Four fire engines were at the scene


Hoxton flat fire

No one injured in blaze


04 May 2013

100 tonnes of peat damaged by fire on Bushey Park

Four fire engines called to the scene


Elderly woman dies in Hackney fire

Half of flat damaged by fire


Candle causes Walworth blaze

Four taken to hospital with smoke inhalation and shock


03 May 2013

Five escape Chelsea fire

First floor flat damaged by fire


Woman rescued from Edgeware blaze

Ambulance crew called to the scene


Fatal fire in Tooting

LFB’s fire investigation team are working with the police to investigate what caused the fire


Flat fire in Bow

Pregnant woman taken to hospital


02 May 2013

Fire in Kingston

Residents evacuated whilst crews tackle blaze


West Wickham - flat fire

Crews tackle fire in flat


01 May 2013

Forest Gate – body found following fire

Fifteen people led to safety


Firefighters called to extinguish Richard E. Grant's conifers

Actor's trees caught fire in garden


Two horses walk into a canal…

Firefighters rescue them


Southwark – fire in a block of flats

Heavy smoke throughout the building


Roof of Ilford house destroyed by fire

Four fire engines went to the scene


April 2013

30 April 2013

Firefighters tackling roof blaze on Aldwych

21 firefighters and officers at the scene


Neighbours CO alarm saves family

Two adults and a young child taken to hospital


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