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Margaret Mullane, Labour MP for Dagenham and Rainham, has raised the issue of fire safety with the Government Minister and local councils in the wake of the devastating fire at Spectrum House in Dagenham.
Photos taken yesterday of the fire on Freshwater Road in Dagenham have shown the extent of the fire that is believed to have started on the top floors.
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Many families found themselves at the Leisure Centre Monday morning after rushing from their home with nothing but the clothes on their backs.
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The Member of Parliament for Dagenham and Rainham Margaret Mullane has visited Dagenham Leisure Centre alongside the leader of the Council and local ward councillors to chat with the eighty families who have been displaced by the fire.
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The latest update from the London Fire Brigade is that all those in the Freshwater Road flats have been accounted for and that the fire is under control.
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Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters responded to a fire in Romford.
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The fire is believed to be suspicious, and as such the Met’s investigation is led by homicide detectives working alongside colleagues from London Fire Brigade.
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An investigation has now been launched after a fire broke out in the roof of a multi storey car park at Lakeside shopping centre yesterday afternoon.
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Our firefighters were back in Rainham yesterday, Monday 24 June after a vehicle fire on Cowper Road.
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The local community came out to support and praise our London Fire Brigade firefighters, supported by firefighters from Kent and Essex, who battled nearly five hours in the sun to extinguish the blaze at the industrial estate on Ferry Lane.
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A large fire at an industrial estate in Rainham has led to road closures and bus diversions. Around 125 firefighters and 25 engines are tackling the blaze, with a 25-metre cordon in place. Residents are advised to keep windows and doors shut, and to avoid the area if possible. The cause of the fire is unknown.
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“Two industrial units are currently alight. A 25-metre cordon is in place as a precaution.”
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Four fire engines and 25 firefighters managed a fire at a four-storey residential block in Romford. The second and part of the third floor, and half of the connecting stairway of a five-roomed maisonette were damaged. Six dogs died, but there were no human injuries. The fire was brought under control by 9pm. Cause under investigation.
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A man was arrested for arson last night following a fire at the Town Hall in Romford. The fire broke out just before 10pm at the rear of the building and has impacted one of the ground floor offices.
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A video shared with the Havering Daily shows fire engines at the Town Hall car park as firefighters tackle a blaze at the side of the building.
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Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters tackled a fire on New Road in Rainham overnight (15 May).
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Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters responded to a fire in a disused church hall on St Andrews Road in Romford overnight (11 April).
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A fire broke out in a disused parish church on St Andrews Road in Romford in the early hours of this morning.
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Half of the ground floor of a two-storey mid-terraced house was damaged by fire. One man was rescued from the property wearing a fire escape hood by firefighters using breathing apparatus. He was taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service crews.
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Firefighters are reminding smokers to dispose of smoking materials safely after a fire at a scaffolding yard on New Road in Rainham in the early hours of Sunday morning.
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