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26/03/2015

A FAULTY electrical item caused the fatal house fire in Swansea's Penplas. But the authorities added that working smoke alarms at the property on Llangwm estate prevented further deaths. Sunday...

14/12/2014

Wishing you all a very safe and happy xmas......please take care

In this video we will show you the amount of time that passes while a chirstmas tree is set on fire.

08/12/2014

We don't know about you but it's turned cold out there. Winter has finally arrived and that means portable heater season.

On Friday, a woman in Chelsea had a lucky escape after clothes caught fire when they were left near her heater. Make sure you take extra care tomorrow as the Fire Brigades’ Union will be on strike for 24 hours from 9am http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/news/LatestNewsReleases_Electricheaterwarning.asp

12/11/2014

Can you guess how this fire started?

A- A laptop
B- A candle
C- A firework

We'll reveal the answer at the end of the day.

12/11/2014

The occupier heard a commotion downstairs and found that the dog kennel at the rear of the house was alight. She quickly called the Brigade and tried to round up the dogs who were thankfully in the garden at the time of the blaze. The fire destroyed the kennel and spread to the house damaging part o…

28/09/2014

Is your washing machine going, dishwasher about to go on and fridge stocked up with food? Sunday evening's are great for preparing for the week ahead, but don't let your Sunday night end with a bang because of overloaded sockets.

Use our Socket Overload Calculator to find out if you’re overloading the sockets in your home and putting you and your family at risk of fire.

http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/overloading-electrical-sockets.asp (The link may not work on some mobile devices due to a technical issue we hope to have resolved soon.)

26/09/2014

04/07/2013

Planning a romantic surprise for a loved one? Just make sure you don't leave your candles unattended like one boyfriend did in the early hours of Monday morning in East Acton. The perfect evening turned into a nasty surprise and a one burnt bedroom. Read more about it here http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/LatestIncidentsContainer_3Jul1341.asp

09/04/2013

Have a look at this damaged bookshelf, taken after a fire over the weekend. Can you guess what caused the blaze?

Clue: it wasn't candles, ci******es, or cooking.

06/04/2013

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05/04/2013

Have a look at this photo, taken after a fire in someone's home this weekend. Can you guess the cause of the fire?

Clue: it's not a candle, a cigarette, or cooking.

05/04/2013

STRAIGHTENERS ALERT! We want to see how many people we can share this message with, please click share to let all your friends know how important it is to unplug straighteners once they've been used. A woman was rescued from this fire yesterday which was caused by straighteners being left on her laminate floor.