london fire brigade

Jacob Rees-Mogg Apologises For 'Monstrous' Suggestion Grenfell Victims Lacked 'Common Sense'

Commons leader clarifies his comments after sparking outcry, revealing he "meant to say" he would have also listened to the fire brigade’s advice.
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Man Arrested After One Person Killed In London Crash Involving Two Buses And A Car

Fifteen people are believed to have been injured in collision involving a car and two buses in London.
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London Fire Chief Dany Cotton Should Resign Over Grenfell, Says David Lammy

MP, whose friend Khadija Saye was among the victims, says Cotton must “take ultimately responsibility” for brigade's failures as PM backs national guidelines on tower block evacuations.
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Grenfell: Emma Dent Coad MP Slams Report

Emma Dent Coad, the Labour MP for Kensington & Chelsea Labour MP, has condemned the official report into the Grenfell Tower disaster. The report detailed “serious shortcomings” and “systemic” failures in London Fire Brigade’s response to the blaze. Coad described the findings as “absolutely despicable and a betrayal of everything that firefighters stand for.”
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Damning Grenfell Tower Report Finds 'Systemic' Fire Brigade Failures Cost Lives

It also accused the brigade’s commissioner Dany Cotton of “remarkable insensitivity”.
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North London Street Turned Into River As Burst Water Main Prompts Evacuation

"I opened the balcony door and saw this river flowing down the road," one resident of Queens Drive, Finsbury Park said.
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Boat Catches Fire And Explodes On The River Thames

Passengers jump off river cruiser as it was engulfed in flames.
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Woman Led To Safety From East London Block Blaze

Around 80 firefighters were called to the fire on Monday night.
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Dozens Of Firefighters Tackle Huge Blaze At Block Of Flats In East London

Images posted on social media appear to show a fire burning at a multi-storey apartment block.
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Man Dies After Falling From Kew Bridge

Fire, police, ambulance, and coastguard services were all in attendance.
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