Tag: London Fire Brigade

Fire erupts in north London warehouse

LONDON, England (Reuters) — London Fire Brigade said on Monday (September 18) it was responding to a large fire at a warehouse and storage units on White Hart Lane in Tottenham district in North London. Social media users shared a video from the scene where 20 fire engines and around 120 firefighters were working, according to the London Fire Brigade. Station manager Sam Kazmanli described said the fire was large and had produced a lot […]

Nineteen rescued from broken fair ride on London riverside

LONDON, England (Reuters) — Fire crews rescued six children and 13 adults on Sunday (July 31) after they were left hanging 20 meters in the air from a broken fairground ride next to the river Thames in central London, the London Fire Brigade said. They were rescued from 10 capsules, London Fire Brigade said, which hung motionless in the air after the ride on the capital’s Southbank experienced a fault. Two aerial ladder platforms, similar […]

Thousands evacuated after unexploded World War Two bomb found in London

British army bomb disposal experts were on Tuesday (March 24) working to make safe a massive unexploded World War Two bomb discovered on a central London building site, police said. The 1000 lb (454 kilos) explosive measured five feet (1.5 meters) long and had a tail fin was discovered during construction work on Monday (March 23). Over a thousand residents were evacuated from within a 200-metre safety cordon around the Bermondsey site, with many offered […]