Latest incidents
Latest incidents gives information on fires and other emergencies attended by the London Fire Brigade. For further information on incidents contact the press office on 0208 536 5922. Click on the incident headline for full incident details.
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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