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Dispute leaves London area short of 50 fire engines a day

16.09.09

Dispute between firefighters and management has left about 15 stations and 50 fire engines out of action on every shift because of staff shortages, it was claimed... more

Home that took architect 20 years to build is wrecked in fire

14.09.09

Family home of a prominent London architect has been destroyed by a fire... more

Theme park visitors stranded above lion enclosure

18.08.09

Children and parents had to be rescued from a theme park ride after they were reportedly left stranded high above the lion enclosure by a power cut... more

Celebrities' fish diner gutted by mystery fire

14.08.09

One of London's most celebrated fish and chip restaurants has been wrecked in a fire... more

Fire destroys Hoxton school

31.07.09

Three people were treated by ambulance staff during a major fire at a primary school in east London... more

Bomb detonation robots to become firefighters in London

28.07.09

Bomb detonation robots used in Afghanistan are to be recycled to extinguish fires in London... more

Camberwell tower blaze 'caused by faulty TV'

22.07.09

Fire which killed six people in a tower block was sparked by an electrical fault in an old television set, police said... more

60,000 homes are blacked out as vandal fire causes huge power cut

21.07.09

Thousands of London families face having to cope without electricity until Thursday after vandals caused the capital�s biggest blackout for years... more

Conservationists bid to save 18th century mural damaged in fire

17.07.09

Conservation workers try to save a precious wall mural dating from the 1700s which was damaged when a Grade II-listed building went up in flames in Soho... more

Father's thanks to caretakers who rescued son trapped in burning loft

15.07.09

Father of an 11-year-old boy who was trapped in a house fire today thanked two council caretakers who broke their way in to save his life... more

Fireman sues for failed driving tests that �cost him �6,000 rise�

10.07.09

Fireman suing the London Fire Brigade for �16,000, claiming he was denied a pay rise because he had not passed his driving test... more

Hundreds flee Soho fire as blaze brings chaos to West End

10.07.09

More than 60 firefighters battled to contain a dramatic blaze in Soho as hundreds of people were evacuated from buildings around the fire in Dean Street... more

'We just couldn't get to some people in time we lost them'

06.07.09

The first emergency call about a fire in a tower block in south London came in at 4.19pm last Friday... more

40 lives saved in Camberwell tower inferno

06.07.09

The full story of the rescue operation was told as it emerged that plastic windows fitted at the block two years ago melted in the intense heat, effectively acting as fuel for the blaze... more

Three hurt in massive gas blast

01.07.09

Three people injured in a suspected gas explosion which demolished a two-storey building in Hendon ... more

Tree rips roof off London bus

19.03.09

A bus driver was taken to hospital after her double decker hit a tree and its roof was torn off... more

Fire rips through roof-top in London's legal heartland

19.03.09

An investigation began after a central London building was partially destroyed when fire ripped through its upper floors... more

'Arsonist' attacks Sikh temple

17.03.09

One of London's most important Sikh temples has been partially destroyed in a suspected arson attack... more

Cannabis factory raids by Met treble in five years

10.03.09

The number of "cannabis factories" discovered by police in London has more than trebled in the past five years, figures reveal... more

Blaze threatens historic records at College of Arms

05.02.09

Heraldry records of Britain�s most eminent families were under threat after a fire broke out at the 17th-century building storing them... more

Fireman wins second payout

24.10.08

A black fireman who said he suffered racist bullying at three fire stations has won a second out-of-court payout... more

�1m bill for Ormond St blaze

06.10.08

London's Great Ormond Street Hospital faces a £1million repair bill for last week's fire and blast damage, the Standard can reveal... more

Race claim fireman's colleagues 'put eggs in his boots'

29.09.08

A black fireman had eggs and tomatoes put in his boots and his helmet filled with urine during a sustained campaign of racist bullying at three fire stations, a tribunal has heard... more

Arson fear as church is badly damaged by fire

29.07.08

A woman was arrested on suspicion of arson after the roof of a historic church was nearly destroyed by fire... more

Heater started Camden fire

25.07.08

The huge blaze that ripped through Camden's Canal Market causing millions of pounds of damage in February was triggered by a stallholder's gas heater... more

Shop fire causes delays in Oxford St

15.07.08

A block of shops and offices in Oxford Street was badly damaged by a fire... more

Camden blaze has destroyed everything I worked for

12.02.08

One of the traders hit by the Camden Market blaze said today that she has lost her entire business and more than £500,000 in the Camden Market blaze... more

Loud and proud festival still floats London's boat

28.08.07

The sights, smells and sounds were as intense as ever. At what is now the world's second-largest street party behind that of Rio de Janeiro, the Notting Hill Carnival remains unique. ... more

Prom cancelled as blaze blacks out Albert Hall

04.09.06

A BBC Proms concert was cancelled after a fire broke out at the Royal Albert Hall. The blaze started in a basement bar and the sprinkler system caused a power blackout.... more

Critic's Choice: Top Five Exhibitions

24.08.06

A host of big-name artists show some highly unrepresentative pieces at ICA and a choice selection of Constable landscapes at Tate Britain. Hephzibah Anderson looks at five great exhibitions.... more