The London Fire Brigade has issued a warning after four hectares of Woolwich Common were damaged in a fire on bank holiday Monday. Eight fire engines and about 60 firefighters attended the first after the first of 26 calls was received at about 11am. The fire was largely put out by 2pm. Crews from East […]
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TfL bans some e-bikes from Elizabeth Line and DLR after fires
Transport for London is banning non-folded e-bikes from most of its network from Monday, including the Elizabeth Line, Docklands Light Railway and London Overground in southeast London. While most e-bikes are safe, the London Fire Brigade had raised concerns after a number of incidents where non-foldable bikes had caught fire on the transport network. The […]
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More than 900 London buildings need special fire safety measures – and number is growing
More than 900 buildings across London currently require a waking watch or other fire safety measures because of defects such as flammable cladding, the capital’s fire chief has said. Waking watches involve 24-hour patrols of buildings that are known to contain fire safety defects so that residents can be warned and evacuated in the event […]
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Hills and Vales: Use cameras, not planters, to close roads, ambulance chiefs told Greenwich Council
The London Ambulance Service called for Greenwich Council to use cameras rather than planters for its low-traffic neighbourhood in some of the borough’s most affluent streets, correspondence between the two bodies reveals. Documents revealed under the Freedom of Information Act reveal that neither the ambulance service nor the London Fire Brigade objected to the closure […]
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