Officials said the public and artworks, including a Van Gogh painting, are safe after a fire ripped through the roof of the historic Somerset House.

Somerset House: 125 firefighters battle blaze but 'priceless artworks safe'

As the new report was published, the London Fire Brigade's chief said the organisation "failed" Jaden Francois-Esprit and "could have done better" for him.

Firefighter 'failed by LFB' who took own life 'not victim of discrimination'

The London Fire Brigade say the fire broke out in a block of flats on Elm Road.

Investigation launched after Wembley fire under control

Most of the three-storey home in Hackney, east London was destroyed by the blaze. 

Mother and son in hospital after jumping from window to escape e-bike fire

Her four children, Leyton, Logan, Kyson and Bryson Hoath died after a fire at a property in Sutton in December 2021.

Mother charged over fire which killed her two sets of twins granted bail

London Fire Brigade has shared footage of the moment an e-scooter battery caught fire to highlight the dangers posed.

'I cheated death' - Brent man's shock after e-scooter bursts into flames

Firefighters are making steady progress at a flat fire on Polecroft Lane in Lewisham. Around 14 people have been rescued from the four-storey building. London Fire Brigade

Eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters were called to the blaze in the small hours of Friday morning.

Children among 14 people rescued from fire in Lewisham flats

The Metropolitan Police confirmed a 14-year-old girl died at the fire in Beckton, east London, on Thursday 6 April, with five others injured.

Tributes to girl, 14, killed in fire as boy, 16, arrested on suspicion of murder

No one was reported injured in the bus fire, which caused damage to six other vehicles on Friday morning.

Huge blaze as school bus sets alight on residential street in east London

The scene after a blaze in the village of Wennington, east London after temperatures topped 40C in the UK for the first time ever, as the sweltering heat fuelled fires and widespread transport disruption. Picture date: Wednesday July 20, 2022.



The London Fire Brigade voice concerns as the Met Office issues an amber weather warning for extreme heat in London this week.

Fears of deliberate grass fires over summer holidays grow

Firefighters managed to save 30 homes from the flames that were just metres from the back of dozens of properties.

At least 60 evacuated as firefighters tackle huge blaze near Heathrow Airport

At the peak of the response, 100 firefighters and 15 fire engines were in attendance.

120 evacuated from 19-storey block of flats in London

A huge fireball has engulfed a van in central London, with a thick plume of smoke rising and the petrol tank reportedly "exploding".

Fireball engulfs van in central London

More than 70 firefighters worked through the night to control a massive fire at an office block in west London. 

70 firefighters tackle massive office fire

Around three hundred people were evacuated from New Zealand's Olympics hospitality house in Kings Cross last night after a fire.


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