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Discarded bottle believed to have sparked major Hackney blaze that halted Overground

Dozens of firefighters called as caravan engulfed in flames

Author: Niall Holden

Video still of fire on Cottrill Gardens

'Shellshocked' and 'exhausted': The Mount residents raise concerns over safety and council support after Clapton blaze

Tenants of a four-storey council block off Mount Pleasant Lane say the local authority has offered limited support since fire tore through their homes on 5 May — as health fears raised over asbestos, burnt plastics and a hoarded flat still strewn with scorched debris

Author: Niall Holden

Photograph of Amanda Woodhead, one of the residents of The Mount

Hackney tower block hit by flooding days after fire breaks out

Residents have called for the block to be evacuated

Author: Hackney Citizen

Fellows Court

Fire at council-run flat reignites safety fears

A fire on 27 February has reignited safety fears at the housing block

Author: Hackney Citizen

Aye Tebe

Record number of fires linked to e-bikes and e-scooters as pressure mounts to regulate vehicles

Two Londoners lost their lives to the fires in 2025

Author: Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter

The wreckage of an e-bike

Air conditioning fault caused fire at Mossbourne school - not arson

London Fire Brigade had initially been unable to rule out a deliberate act

Author: Hackney Citizen

Mossbourne Community Academy

London fire chief to retire after five years in post

Mayor Sadiq Khan praises 'outstanding' Andy Roe, whose final day in office is yet to be revealed

Author: Hackney Citizen

London fire chief to retire after five years in post

Fire expert criticises ‘lazy’ risk assessment for Dalston block – carried out a year before the roof went up in flames

Around 50 residents were forced into temporary accommodation by the blaze earlier this summer

Author: Kris Jalowiecki

Fire expert criticises ‘lazy’ risk assessment for Dalston block – carried out a year before the roof went up in flames

Alsatian ‘back to normal’ after being rescued from fire in Dalston

Kiko was pulled out of a 14-storey block of flats on Tyssen Street earlier this week

Author: Hackney Citizen

Alsatian ‘back to normal’ after being rescued from fire in Dalston

Peabody residents demand better support in wake of ‘traumatising’ Dalston Lane fire

Despite Peabody’s efforts to rehouse people, some are calling on the housing association to ‘do more’

Author: Kris Jalowiecki

Peabody residents demand better support in wake of ‘traumatising’ Dalston Lane fire

Man arrested after making ‘allegedly antisemitic’ threats close to scene of Clapton house fire

The 60-year-old was detained on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life following blaze on Newick Road

Author: Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter

Man arrested after making ‘allegedly antisemitic’ threats close to scene of Clapton house fire

Woman taken to hospital after major fire in Dalston

Ridley Road was closed overnight as 70 firefighters tackled the blaze on Chester Crescent

Author: Hackney Citizen

Woman taken to hospital after major fire in Dalston