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Safety warnings after two women killed in Lewisham tower block

21.03.11
Catalogue of safety breaches at a council tower block where two women died last month has been discovered by fire brigade inspectors... more

Action to stop more fires in tower blocks ‘cannot wait’

17.12.10
Urgent action is needed to protect residents of high-rise buildings from fires like the fatal blaze in Camberwell last year, a report warns... more

Residents flee blaze at flats next to block where six died

30.11.10
Dozens of people flee a fire at a block of flats just yards from the scene of a blaze at an identical building that killed six... more

Harriet Harman fears for inquest into blaze tragedy at tower block

06.09.10
Harriet Harman raises concerns at the delay in holding an inquest into the deaths of six people in the Lakanal House fire after coroner Sir Thayne Forbes unexpectedly stands down... more

Tracey Emin joins Louis Vuitton in £1m project to help London’s poorest

12.05.10
Young people from some of London’s poorest neighbourhoods are to get an insider’s guide to the art world thanks to a £1 million initiative launched today involving artists, collectors and gallery directors... more

Assembly launches inquiry into fire safety of London's tall buildings

10.02.10
The fire safety of tall buildings in the capital is to be investigated following the fatal Camberwell blaze... more

Flats inferno: 300 flee in panic as blaze engulfs London homes

26.11.09
More than 300 people fled a massive blaze that spread to their homes from a building site early today... more

Father fears daughter died in fire waiting to be rescued

14.10.09
Father of a woman killed in a horrific tower block fire said he believes she died after being told to wait for rescuers to arrive... more

Report into fire safety at tower blocks is revealed

06.10.09
Council chiefs have backed down after refusing to tell residents about fire safety in their tower blocks following the fatal Camberwell blaze... more

Father wants justice for daughter killed in Camberwell blaze

08.09.09
The father of one of the victims of the Camberwell tower block fire has called for "justice to be done" after details emerged of fire regulation breaches by Southwark council... more

Southwark in climbdown over tower block fire risk

13.08.09
Southwark council was forced into a humiliating climbdown after claiming its tower blocks were not a fire risk weeks after a fatal blaze... more

Tower blaze council ‘broke safety rules’

12.08.09
Southwark council faces serious questions over the Camberwell fire after it emerged its tower blocks breached statutory fire regulations ... more

Blaze risk of older high-rises

07.08.09
Investigation into the fatal Camberwell blaze has warned that other high-rise blocks could pose a greater risk... more

Families back in Camberwell fire tower

06.08.09
Families have been allowed back into the fire-ravaged Camberwell tower block where six people died ... more

Camberwell fire family back push for super-inquest

04.08.09
Father of one of the victims of the Camberwell tower block fire welcomes Harriet Harman’s push for a 'super-inquest' into the blaze... more

Art eases children's shock from tower block blaze

27.07.09
Child survivors of the Camberwell tower block fire are being helped through their trauma with art... more

Tower block in fatal blaze 'was due for demolition'

23.07.09
Council chiefs knew the south London tower block where six people died in an inferno was a fire risk a decade ago, it is claimed.... 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

Councillors want tower fire inquiry

09.07.09
Politicians have demanded an independent public inquiry into the Camberwell tower block blaze which killed six residents... more


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