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Video: 25 Fire Engines, 125 Firefighters Control Tower Block Blaze In UK
Amidst a record-breaking heatwave in the United Kingdom, around 125 firefighters and 25 fire engines were called to extinguish a large blaze at the top of a tower block in east London.
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London Fire Brigade Tackle Blaze In High-Rise, 10 Engines At Spot
London Fire Brigade on Monday said it was tackling a fire in a high-rise building in the east of the city, with dozens of firefighters tackling the blaze.
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3 Small Bombs Sent To London Airports, Rail Station: Police
London's counter-terrorism police said they had launched an investigation into who mailed three small bombs to two airports and a major rail station on Tuesday. No one was injured by the devices, one of which caused a small fire in an office building at Heathrow airport.
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Fire Rages Through London's West Hampstead Flat, Dozens Evacuated
A huge fire broke out in a five-storey residential building in London's West Hampstead in the early hours of Thursday, forcing rescuers to evacuate dozens of people, and it took nearly four hours to douse the blaze, the London Fire Brigade said.
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4 Killed In Leicester Explosion, Cause Yet To Be Determined: British Police
Four people were killed and four more were in hospital on Monday after an explosion and fire destroyed a three-storey building in the central English city of Leicester, police said.
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Massive Fire In London Market, Firefighters Say Now Under Control
A major fire broke out early today at London's Camden Lock Market. Ten fire engines, an aerial ladder and about 70 firefighters fought the blaze on the scene, near a nightclub and a covered market, London Fire Brigade said. With no reports of any casualties, the fire has been brought under control.
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UK Says 95 Buildings Fail Safety Checks After London Tower Block Fire
Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday Britain must hold a national investigation into exterior cladding used on high-rise buildings after all those checked after the deadly London tower block blaze this month failed safety tests.
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UK Fire Fears Continue As 60 Buildings Deemed Unsafe
The fallout from London's devastating tower block blaze continued on Sunday with the government announcing 60 high-rises have failed safety tests, as an insurance body said they had warned officials of the fire risks.
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London Tower Blocks Evacuated As 34 Buildings Fail Fire Tests
Britain said 34 high-rise apartment blocks had failed fire safety checks carried out after the deadly Grenfell Tower blaze, including several in north London where residents were forced to evacuate amid chaotic scenes.
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UK Firefighters Battle Blaze At Low-Rise Building In East London
Ten fire engines and 72 firefighters were battling a blaze in east London on Saturday after flames engulfed a third-floor apartment in a low-rise block of buildings, injuring one man who was taken to hospital.
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Five London Tower Blocks Evacuated Over Fire Safety Concerns
Thousands of residents in a sprawling north London housing estate were forced to leave their apartments late on Friday after fire checks carried out in the wake of the deadly Grenfell Tower blaze found the buildings to be unsafe
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London Police Confirm Deadly High Rise Fire Began In An Apartment Fridge
London police said Friday that a deadly fire last week that killed at least 79 people began in a refrigerator freezer - the first official confirmation of the cause of the blaze.
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After London Fire, 600 Tower Blocks Thought To Have Similar Cladding
An estimated 600 high rise buildings in England contain cladding similar to that used on a London tower block which caught fire, killing at least 79 people, officials said on Thursday.
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Many High-Rises In India Use Same Cladding Used In Gutted London Tower
The inferno at a London residential building that killed 79 people last week has raised concerns for architects and builders in India. One of the main reasons identified by experts for the 24-storey Grenfell Tower going up in flames in a matter of hours was the cladding or material coating used on the structure of the building. This cladding techno...
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Firefighters Yet To Fully Search Burnt London Tower Block: Fire Brigade Chief
Firefighters have not been able to conduct a comprehensive search of the 24-storey block of flats in west London that went up in flames because it is not safe for them to walk to the edges of the building, the fire brigade chief said on Thursday.
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Video: 25 Fire Engines, 125 Firefighters Control Tower Block Blaze In UK
Amidst a record-breaking heatwave in the United Kingdom, around 125 firefighters and 25 fire engines were called to extinguish a large blaze at the top of a tower block in east London.
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London Fire Brigade Tackle Blaze In High-Rise, 10 Engines At Spot
London Fire Brigade on Monday said it was tackling a fire in a high-rise building in the east of the city, with dozens of firefighters tackling the blaze.
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3 Small Bombs Sent To London Airports, Rail Station: Police
London's counter-terrorism police said they had launched an investigation into who mailed three small bombs to two airports and a major rail station on Tuesday. No one was injured by the devices, one of which caused a small fire in an office building at Heathrow airport.
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Fire Rages Through London's West Hampstead Flat, Dozens Evacuated
A huge fire broke out in a five-storey residential building in London's West Hampstead in the early hours of Thursday, forcing rescuers to evacuate dozens of people, and it took nearly four hours to douse the blaze, the London Fire Brigade said.
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4 Killed In Leicester Explosion, Cause Yet To Be Determined: British Police
Four people were killed and four more were in hospital on Monday after an explosion and fire destroyed a three-storey building in the central English city of Leicester, police said.
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Massive Fire In London Market, Firefighters Say Now Under Control
A major fire broke out early today at London's Camden Lock Market. Ten fire engines, an aerial ladder and about 70 firefighters fought the blaze on the scene, near a nightclub and a covered market, London Fire Brigade said. With no reports of any casualties, the fire has been brought under control.
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UK Says 95 Buildings Fail Safety Checks After London Tower Block Fire
Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday Britain must hold a national investigation into exterior cladding used on high-rise buildings after all those checked after the deadly London tower block blaze this month failed safety tests.
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UK Fire Fears Continue As 60 Buildings Deemed Unsafe
The fallout from London's devastating tower block blaze continued on Sunday with the government announcing 60 high-rises have failed safety tests, as an insurance body said they had warned officials of the fire risks.
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London Tower Blocks Evacuated As 34 Buildings Fail Fire Tests
Britain said 34 high-rise apartment blocks had failed fire safety checks carried out after the deadly Grenfell Tower blaze, including several in north London where residents were forced to evacuate amid chaotic scenes.
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UK Firefighters Battle Blaze At Low-Rise Building In East London
Ten fire engines and 72 firefighters were battling a blaze in east London on Saturday after flames engulfed a third-floor apartment in a low-rise block of buildings, injuring one man who was taken to hospital.
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Five London Tower Blocks Evacuated Over Fire Safety Concerns
Thousands of residents in a sprawling north London housing estate were forced to leave their apartments late on Friday after fire checks carried out in the wake of the deadly Grenfell Tower blaze found the buildings to be unsafe
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London Police Confirm Deadly High Rise Fire Began In An Apartment Fridge
London police said Friday that a deadly fire last week that killed at least 79 people began in a refrigerator freezer - the first official confirmation of the cause of the blaze.
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After London Fire, 600 Tower Blocks Thought To Have Similar Cladding
An estimated 600 high rise buildings in England contain cladding similar to that used on a London tower block which caught fire, killing at least 79 people, officials said on Thursday.
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Many High-Rises In India Use Same Cladding Used In Gutted London Tower
The inferno at a London residential building that killed 79 people last week has raised concerns for architects and builders in India. One of the main reasons identified by experts for the 24-storey Grenfell Tower going up in flames in a matter of hours was the cladding or material coating used on the structure of the building. This cladding techno...
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Firefighters Yet To Fully Search Burnt London Tower Block: Fire Brigade Chief
Firefighters have not been able to conduct a comprehensive search of the 24-storey block of flats in west London that went up in flames because it is not safe for them to walk to the edges of the building, the fire brigade chief said on Thursday.
