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Muswell Hill landlord fined for putting tenants at risk
A Haringey landlord has been fined a total of £12,520 for flouting fire safety laws in a Muswell Hill house he was renting out.
25/11/2013 12:00 AMLondon-wideSafety warnings -
Brigade teams up with housing providers to improve high rise safety
London Fire Brigade has joined forces with housing providers in nine London boroughs as part of its on-going drive to improve its emergency response to fires in the capital’s high rise buildings.
25/11/2013 12:00 AMLondon-wideSafety warnings -
Cannabis factory fires at an all time high
Cannabis factory fires have more than doubled in the last two years according to new figures released today by London Fire Brigade.
22/11/2013 12:00 AMLondon-wideSafety warnings -
Fire chiefs express concern over viral video of tea light flower pot heater
With icy weather forecast for the next two weeks, senior officers at the London Fire Brigade have today expressed safety concerns about people taking risks to stay warm, following an online video that shows a man heating his study using tea light candles and flower pots.
21/11/2013 12:00 AMLondon-wideSafety warnings -
Brigade stages tower block exercise in Barking
London Fire Brigade is staging a training exercise in a Barking tower block to further improve its emergency response to fires in residential high rise buildings.
14/11/2013 12:00 AMLondon-wideSafety warnings -
Brigade targets stay at home parents during fire strike
The London Fire Brigade is urging the UK’s stay-at-home parents to take care today, during the national Fire Brigades Union strike.
13/11/2013 12:00 AMLondon-wideSafety warnings -
Four hour strike ends
The Fire Brigades Union’s (FBU) fourth period of strike action started at 1000 and finished at 1400 today.
13/11/2013 12:00 AMLondon-wideSafety warnings -
Bonfire Night 2013 quietest on record as call outs continue to fall
The London Fire Brigade has said that this year’s Bonfire Night was the quietest on record, with just 119 fires in the capital during the whole of 5th November.
06/11/2013 12:00 AMLondon-wideSafety warnings -
Contingency fire crews ready as fourth strike announced
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) have announced a further strike on Wednesday, 13 November between 10am and 2pm.
05/11/2013 12:00 AMLondon-wideSafety warnings -
End of two hour Fire Brigades Union strike
During today’s two hour Fire Brigades Union (FBU) strike the Brigade’s contingency crews attended a fire in a block of flats on Saint Leonards Street in Bromley by Bow.
04/11/2013 12:00 AMLondon-wideSafety warnings