Fire expert criticises ‘lazy’ risk assessment for Dalston block – carried out a year before the roof went up in flames
Around 50 residents were forced into temporary accommodation by the blaze earlier this summer
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Alsatian ‘back to normal’ after being rescued from fire in Dalston
Kiko was pulled out of a 14-storey block of flats on Tyssen Street earlier this week
Peabody residents demand better support in wake of ‘traumatising’ Dalston Lane fire
Despite Peabody’s efforts to rehouse people, some are calling on the housing association to ‘do more’
Man arrested after making ‘allegedly antisemitic’ threats close to scene of Clapton house fire
The 60-year-old was detained on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life following blaze on Newick Road
Woman taken to hospital after major fire in Dalston
Ridley Road was closed overnight as 70 firefighters tackled the blaze on Chester Crescent
Underground car park fire below block of flats caused by ‘boiler fault’
25 firefighters tackled a fire in a car park on Lea Bridge Road
London firefighters still not doing ‘real fire training in high-rises’ – six years on from Grenfell
City’s deputy fire chief concedes more ‘realistic’ training is needed after union raises alarm
‘Wiped out by carelessness’: Gardeners devastated after grass fire damages trees at Millfields community orchard
London Fire Brigade ‘concerned that some grass fires are being started deliberately’
Huge rise in e-scooter collisions in London ‘likely to be the tip of the iceberg’, warns Assembly Member
Unmesh Desai hits out at illegal e-scooters as figures show nearly as many collisions in the first six months of 2021 than in the whole of 2020
LTNs had ‘no impact’ on fire response times in London last year, new figures show
Capital’s fire service says response times in inner London ‘remain quicker’ than in outer London
Four escape basement fire at Stoke Newington café
One treated for smoke inhalation after blaze at Lydia Café on Church Street this morning
Anger after bin fire at council block where cladding is being replaced
Lincoln Court residents say blaze is a ‘warning shot’ following ‘numerous conversations’ with council about safety practices
Mayor ‘disappointed’ about council’s cladding report U-turn – which he discovered reading the Hackney Citizen
Philip Glanville says he did not agree with the decision and will release a ‘hybrid report’ later this year
Grenfell: Hackney Council has no deadline for expert cladding tests and is ‘unsure’ of cost
CladTech Associates ‘have not given a specific date’ for report ordered in June
Town Hall misses high priority blaze threat targets three times
Guidance set by safety experts on dealing with ‘P1’ risks is that they must be fixed within a month
Grenfell Fire: Cladding to be inspected as Hackney plans ‘independent review’
Tower blocks will be checked for fire safety following Grenfell disaster