With an estimated 982,000 people in the UK affected by dementia, it is crucial to understand the increased dangers this ...

Twelve fire engines and around 80 firefighters responded to a fire at a commercial building on Forest Road in Ilford. Part of the ground floor and most of the first floor and the roof of a two-storey ...

A third floor flat in the nine storey building was destroyed by the fire. One man was rescued from the building by firefighters using a fire escape hood. Three further men left the building before the ...

Eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters responded to a fire on Norsted Lane, Pratt's Bottom. Two residential properties were involved in the fire. Just under half of the ground floor and part of ...

Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters have been at the scene of a fire at a waste collection site on Weir Road in Wimbledon. A large pile of building waste was alight in a single-storey building ...

Firefighters have issued a reminder of their candle safety advice following a fire at a block of flats on Wolseley Street in Southwark. A small part of a three-roomed flat was damaged by the fire. Two ...

Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters tackled a fire at a restaurant and office building on New Road in Whitechapel. The ducting from ground floor to roof level was destroyed by the fire. There ...

New Cross Fire Station is hosting a ‘Restart A Heart’ (RSAH) training day on Saturday 5 October and is calling on people from the local area to book a life-saving session. The initiative is taking ...

Eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters were called to a grass fire at Ingrebourne Hill Country Park in Rainham. Around five hectares of grass and shrubland were destroyed by fire. The Brigade ...

40 fire engines and around 225 firefighters tackled a fire at a block of flats on Freshwater Road in Dagenham. The whole of the building was affected by the fire, including scaffolding surrounding the ...