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Firefighters are reminding people not to leave cooking unattended after a fire at a block of flats in Malvern Road in Kilburn.

A fire that caused damage to a laundrette in Catford last night is believed to have started by items that were left in a tumble dryer.

The occupiers of the flat were alerted to a fire in their kitchen after they heard a noise and the smoke alarm sounding

Members of staff saw smoke coming from the office area and also spotted fire coming from a flat roof

Ten fire engines were at the scene

Six fire engines attended the scene

London Fire Brigade has written to all major housing providers in the capital urging them to get plans in place ahead of new fire safety legislation coming into effect.

London Fire Brigade is renewing its calls to make sprinklers in schools mandatory following a number of devastating fires in Derbyshire which prompted the Chief Fire Officer to take action

Following the Grenfell Tower fire, London Fire Commissioner Dany Cotton is today calling on all the capital’s housing providers to urgently check they have an up to date fire risk assessment to ensure their buildings and residents are safe.

The London Fire Commissioner has today published revised proposals for the future of the capital’s fire and rescue service, which will now be discussed by the Fire Authority on Thursday, 18 July.