A fire broke out within a block of flats in south-west London on Monday 9th September, causing a number of families to lose their homes. Around 125 firefighters and 20 fire engines attended the incident in Sherbrooke Way, Worcester Park after crews were called at 1.30AM. Fire alarms were activated in the communal areas. While […]
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London Fire Brigade Calls For Sprinklers to be Mandatory in Schools
The London Fire Brigade has called for Sprinklers to be mandatory in all schools and colleges. Figures revealed that no sprinklers were fitted to any school or college that suffered fire in London during 2019. Since January, there were 57 reported fires across London within schools and colleges that were attended by firefighters. None of […]
Community Archery Club Suffers Blaze and Burglary
On Tuesday 23rd April 2019, an archery club in Runcorn suffered a devastating blaze after being burgled. The incident occurred between 10 PM and 1.30 AM, with multiple people being captured on CCTV. The intruders stole a large number of items, including 10 recurve bows, 4 compound bows, between 50 and 60 arrows, a mountain […]
West Midlands Furniture Storage Building Fire
Last week a huge inferno completely devastated a Heartlands Furniture Wholesale building on Cranford Street, Smethwick, in the West Midlands. Heartlands was subject to an uncontrollable blaze in their 10,000sqft Smethwick storage building, which began at 8:32pm, Thursday 27 December. 7 crews consisting of 40 firefighters were sent to tackle the enormous inferno which ripped […]
Formal Qualifications and Accreditation Needed in Fire Industry
5 months after the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower, the London Fire Brigade (LFB) have revealed urgent action is required such as formal qualifications and accreditation within fire industry to avoid serious building fires in the future. A series of recommendations have be made to the body who reviews building regulations in the wake of the […]
