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Dozens of firefighters tackle flooding in Kings Cross as hotel evacuated

Around 20 people have been evacuated while basements of several properties have been affected

The Independent UK

Gallery remains open as Somerset House closes following fire

The Courtauld Gallery was ‘not directly impacted’ by the fire which damaged the roof of the London arts venue.

Evening Standard

Somerset House 'closed indefinitely' after 125 firefighters battle blaze

Historic building will remain closed until further notice but artworks including a Van Gogh are safe

Evening Standard

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Fire started by 'catastrophic' failure of lithium battery destroys Wembley house

The London Fire Brigade have reminded Londoners of the importance of smoke alarms

Evening Standard

Around 100 firefighters and 15 fire engines attend huge blaze at Morden recycling plant

London Fire Brigade were scrambled to Amenity Way overnight

Evening Standard

Five injured after e-bike fire in 18-floor block of flats in Hammersmith

London Fire Brigade says that e-bikes are fastest growing cause of callouts

Evening Standard

Two women arrested on suspicion of producing drugs after firefighters injured by 'chemical incident'

Five firefighters had to be treated by paramedics following the incident

Evening Standard

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Third child dies after house fire in east London

Newham’s mayor describes tight-knit community’s grief, shock and horror at devastating news

The Independent UK

Second child dies after five taken to hospital following East Ham house fire

One child died overnight in hospital after another was pronounced dead at the scene on Napier Road on Saturday, the London Fire Brigade (LFB) said.

Evening Standard

Second child dies and two others in serious condition after house fire in east London

A second child has died after a house fire in east London, London Fire Brigade said.

Evening Standard

Child dies and five people rushed to hospital in house fire in east London

Neighbours saw children trapped in the house as firefighters worked to save them at the property in Napier Road in East Ham

The Independent UK

Mapped: UK heatwave in your area as Met Office warns temperatures to break over 31C

The Met Office predicts the UK will see the ‘highest temperatures’ this year

The Independent UK

60 firefighters tackle major blaze at high-rise flats in east London

London Fire Brigade took 21 calls, the first at 11.39am, as part of the first floor caught alight

Evening Standard

100 firefighters tackle blaze at block of flats in Hackney

Fifteen fire engines called to bring blaze under control at four-storey residential building on Dalston Lane

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Thousands evacuated over suspected gas leak in central London

Gas technicians work to isolate gas leak as traffic diverted and buildings evacuated on busy Southwark Street

The Independent UK

London bus destroyed after being engulfed by huge fire on suburban street

Five fire engines and 30 firefighters rushed to the blaze in Twickenham, south west London, on Saturday afternoon

Evening Standard

About 80 firefighters called to battle blaze at historic London pub

The cause of the fire is now under investigation.

Evening Standard

Man rescued after trench collapses and buries him in clay and sand

It took more than six hours to free the man

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Metropolitan Police charge man with Hackney fire which injured four

Man charged with three offences to appear in court on Monday

Evening Standard

Fire brigade chief pleads with London building owners: 'Get the cladding off'

Andy Roe said firefighters were sometimes ‘operating in very high-risk buildings that should have been fixed by now’

The Guardian - UK

‘Unexploded bombs’: call for action after 11 deaths in UK due to e-bike fires

Dangerous batteries and conversion kits still being sold online, new safety data reveals

Evening Standard

Barnet Council fears new national cladding crisis as it sounds alarm over UVPC on houses

More than 400 Barnet residents face a bill of up to £23,000 to replace cladding and the council says it could be ‘the tip of the iceberg’ for UK

Cycling Weekly

Is your e-bike safe? How to avoid dangerous e-bike batteries

Are e-bike owners playing with fire every time they plug in for a top up?

The Guardian - AU

More than 100 evacuated and nearly a dozen injured after fire in South Kensington

Eleven people treated for smoke inhalation after fire breaks out in residential building in London

Evening Standard

South Kensington fire: 11 people rushed to hospital and five rescued after blaze breaks out in five-storey building

Five people rescued from five-storey building as 15 fire engines and about 100 firefighters tackle blaze

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