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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

Underground car park fire below block of flats caused by ‘boiler fault’

25 firefighters tackled a fire in a car park on Lea Bridge Road

Author: Hackney Citizen

25 firefighters tackled a fire in a car park on Lea Bridge Road

London Fire Brigade makes BBQ plea ahead of weekend of hot weather

Capital’s assistant fire chief says grass fires can spread rapidly and cause ‘significant damage’

Author: Hackney Citizen

London Fire Brigade makes BBQ plea ahead of weekend of hot weather

E-bike blaze in Dalston prompts warning from firefighters about dangers of ‘cheaper batteries’

A man was taken to hospital with smoke inhalation following fire caused by failed battery

Author: Hackney Citizen

E bike fire Dalston

‘Magpie’s lucky day!’ Bird saved by firefighters after falling down Clapton chimney

It took a Stoke Newington fire crew just nine minutes to get the magpie out of a tight squeeze

Author: Hackney Citizen

‘Magpie’s lucky day!’ Bird saved by firefighters after falling down Clapton chimney

London firefighters still not doing ‘real fire training in high-rises’ – six years on from Grenfell

City’s deputy fire chief concedes more ‘realistic’ training is needed after union raises alarm

Author: Noah Vickers, Local Democracy Reporter

London firefighters still not doing ‘real fire training in high-rises’ – six years on from Grenfell

‘Wiped out by carelessness’: Gardeners devastated after grass fire damages trees at Millfields community orchard

London Fire Brigade ‘concerned that some grass fires are being started deliberately’

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

‘Wiped out by carelessness’: Gardeners devastated after grass fire damages trees at Millfields community orchard

Fire safety: Boroughs with greatest number of high-risk buildings revealed – with Hackney in top three

Newly released City Hall figures show Hackney has 87 buildings containing serious safety defects

Author: Joe Talora, Local Democracy Reporter

Fire safety: Boroughs with greatest number of high-risk buildings revealed – with Hackney in top three

Young people who are ‘up for a challenge’ invited to join fire cadets programme in Shoreditch

Sixteen spots still available on training scheme – with many graduates going on to join the fire service

Author: Lizzie McAllister

Young people who are ‘up for a challenge’ invited to join fire cadets programme in Shoreditch

More than 900 buildings in London need fire safety fixes – and number ‘continues to grow’

Capital’s fire commissioner reveals two-thirds of the 24-hour patrols are down to unresolved cladding issues

Author: Joe Talora, Local Democracy Reporter

More than 900 buildings in London need fire safety fixes – and number ‘continues to grow’

LTNs had ‘no impact’ on fire response times in London last year, new figures show

Capital’s fire service says response times in inner London ‘remain quicker’ than in outer London

Author: Joe Talora, Local Democracy Reporter

LTNs had ‘no impact’ on fire response times in London last year, new figures show

Lydia Café blaze: Chef escapes serious injury after deep fat fryer goes up in flames

Incident in Stoke Newington prompts warning from fire brigade that using water on an oil fire is the ‘worst thing you can do’

Author: Hackney Citizen

Lydia Café blaze: Chef escapes serious injury after deep fat fryer goes up in flames