A fire has erupted at a house in Tolworth, Greater London, with around 60 firefighters currently tackling the blaze, the London Fire Brigade said ...

Guidance will be given about fire risks linked with unsafe charging of lithium-ion batteries.

A major flat fire broke out in Thornton Heath in the early hours of the morning, with around 70 firefighters and 10 fire ...

Temperatures are forecast to exceed 30C (86F), while the UK Health Security Agency has issued a yellow heat-health alert for ...

London’s fire commissioner says crews are increasingly responding to wildfires, lithium-ion battery fires and terror-related incidents. Concerns also remain about unsafe residential buildings nearly ...

Record number of fires linked to e-bikes and scooters leave fire fighters 'extremely concerned', and calling for tighter ...

In record 40C heat on 19 July 2022, 18 homes were lost in village of Wennington – a signal for firefighters to adapt, but UK response remains fragmented ...

FoI responses collected by insurer show brigades tackled 1,760 battery-linked fires in 2025, up 147% in three years ...

A fire close to a synagogue in north London is not thought to have been started deliberately, the London Fire Brigade (LFB) ...

12:49, Wed, Apr 29, 2026 Updated: 12:52, Wed, Apr 29, 2026 Anyone intending to dust off an old barbecue this year has been advised to carry out essential safety checks first. London Fire Brigade has ...

UK fire brigades are tackling fires caused by a lithium-ion battery at a rate of once every five hours, new figures show.