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 020 8536 5922. Click on the incident headline for full incident details.

 

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February 2012

03 February 2012

Blackheath- house fire

Two men escape Blackheath blaze

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Ilford - collapsed building fire

Collapsed Ilford building catches fire

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02 February 2012

Pinner bus blaze

20 people escape double decker bus fire

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Cigarette causes maisonette blaze

Woman rescued by firefighters

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Man rescued from kitchen fire

Man suffers smoke inhalation after being rescued by firefighters

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01 February 2012

Woman escapes chip pan fire

chip pan causes kitchen fire

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Electrical heater causes house fire

Bedroom and roof are damaged by fire

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Leyton – hostel fire

60 residents escape fire in ten storey block of flats

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January 2012

31 January 2012

Man escapes cigarette blaze in flat

No smoke alarms in burning flat

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Shepherds Bush – fire on dairy site

75 firefighters tackle Wood Lane blaze

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Ilford - building collapse

Specialist crews search collapsed Ilford building

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30 January 2012

Ilford - three escape from flat blaze

Flat blaze highlights need for smoke alarms

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Croydon - shop and flats damaged by fire

Building on North End damaged by fire

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Crystal Palace – fire in Indian restaurant

Extractor fan outside Indian restaurant is damaged by fire

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28 January 2012

Islington - pub fire

Upper Street pub damaged by fire.

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Blackheath – roof of house destroyed by blaze

Five people escape from house fire.

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Greenford – factory fire

Factory unit damaged by fire.

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Barking - maisonette fire

Forty firefighters tackle Barking maisonette blaze

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27 January 2012

100 evacuated following hotel fire

Utility room damaged by fire.

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Barnet cottage completely gutted by fire

25 firefighters on the scene of cottage blaze

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Man rescued by crews from flat fire

smoke overcomes older man in flat fire

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Manor Park – furniture shop

Shops damaged by blaze.

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Two men escaped flat fire caused by cigarettes

cigarette damaged three room falt

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26 January 2012

No smoke alarms at Dalston flat blaze

Fire crews urging the need for smoke alarms

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25 January 2012

Firefighters tackle bakery blaze

bread oven destroyed by fire

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Norbury – man escapes from house blaze

Blaze destroys house

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Car garage fire

Sixty residents evacuated from car garage blaze on London Road

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Belvedere - house fire

fire in sheltered housing

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24 January 2012

Deptford- building fire

Firefighters set up 30 metres saftey zone for possible explosion

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Woman dies in Islington flat fire

Flat fire in Islington

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City of London - house fire

Terraced house basement damaged by fire

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23 January 2012

Vacuum cleaner causes flat blaze

Woman escapes and 12 rescued following vacuum blaze.

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Leytonstone – man rescued from flat fire

Man treated for smoke inhalation at scene of fire.

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Dagenham – house fire

House damaged by fire.

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22 January 2012

Tottenham – crews rescue man from balcony

Man rescued from first floor balcony.

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21 January 2012

Kilburn - kitchen fire

Crews attend kitchen fire in Kilburn

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20 January 2012

Restaurant fire leads to smoke alarm call

Restaurant fire on Barking Road

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19 January 2012

Restaurant fire - Battersea Rise

Around 40 firefighters have been called to a fire in a shop with flats above it on Battersea Rise.

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Five people flee house fire caused by candles

First floor fire spreads to roof

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Fire in YMCA hostel

Fire in flat within hostel.

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18 January 2012

Ten people evacuated from gym fire in Orpington

Six fire engines fighting sauna fire

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17 January 2012

Woman escapes and dog saved from flat fire

Fire breaks out on Wick Road.

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Three women rescued following shop blaze

Stoke Newington shop fire

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Terraced house completly gutted by fire

20 firefighters are tackling fire on Lavender Hill, Enfield

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Wandsworth High Street- flat fire

Fire in 25 storey block of flats

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16 January 2012

Bow – flat fire

Crews deal with a flat fire in Bow

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Candle thought to be the cause of Walthamstow house fire

Fire in Walthamstow flat

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Fire in Chinese restaurant

Restaurant's ducting damaged by fire.

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Camden - flat fire

Woman rescued from flat fire in north London

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Swiss Cottage - tower block fire

40 firefighters tackle fire in tower block

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13 January 2012

Deptford High Street - fire in flat

Four fire engines and around 20 firefighters were called to a fire in a first floor flat on Deptford High Street this afternoon.

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Man stuck in mud near Battersea Bridge

Crews rescue a man stuck in mud near Battersea Bridge

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12 January 2012

Wembley – house fire

Older man injured in house fire

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Beckenham – house fire

Two floor house badly damaged by fire

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11 January 2012

Westminster- basement fire

Coffe shop basement damaged by fire

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Paddington- flat fire

Flat fire in Paddington

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York Road- terrace house fire

Three injured in house fire

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10 January 2012

Hartington Road - flat fire

Ground floor flat destroyed by blaze

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09 January 2012

Brentford – fire in office block

Thirty firefighters fight a office block blaze in Brentford

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Beckenham – flat fire

Fire crews rescue nine from Beckenham flat fire

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