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Deputy leader asks fire brigade to help tackle rough sleeping ‘hazards’

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Saturday 26 April 2025

Cllr Patricia Callaghan warns lighter fluid among duvets creating fire risk but implies press pressure has made it difficult to intervene

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Care home fires in Camden up 62 per cent

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 17 April 2025

Annual fire brigade report finds borough had highest number of people going under trains in all of London

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Fixes for thousands of fire risks in council homes are overdue, report shows

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 1 August 2024

Around 2,000 risks marked ‘medium’ have been awaiting a solution for more than two years

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Deaths and serious injuries from fire up 161 per cent in Camden

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 19 April 2024

Borough’s fire chief also reveals carbon monoxide incidents have risen

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Fire safety in Camden under close scrutiny after housing watchdog’s damning report

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 26 September 2023

Regulator found that fixes for 400 high-risk issues were overdue

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Fire safety failures at Camden Council ‘put residents at risk of harm’, says housing watchdog

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 3 August 2023

Regulator of Social Housing finds council ‘does not have an effective system in place to allow it to meet its responsibilities’

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Camden Council handed £500k fine for failing to fit smoke alarm in block of flats where woman died in a fire

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 19 May 2023

Town Hall says it is ‘truly sorry that Daleham Gardens did not meet the high standards of fire safety’ when Magdalena Fink lost her life

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Camden fire chief reveals plans for resident advisory panel as he warns of climate change risks

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 21 April 2023

Borough commander David George wants to ‘ensure we’re doing what residents would like’

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‘Scares me rigid’: Residents raise fire safety concerns as 187-room underground hotel wins planning permission

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 31 January 2023

Bloomsbury locals say scheme is an example of ‘overdevelopment’

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‘Good way of raising awareness’: Firefighters carry out safety checks on hundreds of local businesses

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 1 July 2022

Crews dropped in on business owners to find fire risks and offer advice

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Evacuation plans for vulnerable tower block residents could take years, says Camden fire chief

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 12 January 2022

Borough Commander Mark Davidson issues stark warning as council prepares for new safety laws

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Large fire in West Hampstead brought under control

By camdencitizen | Thursday 26 July 2018

Around 100 firefighters tackled the blaze at a block of Victorian flats in Inglewood Road

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Council promises to learn lessons from Chalcots estate evacuation

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 24 July 2018
Towers on the Chalcots Estate

Camden’s Director of Resident Safety outlines future risk management measures whilst defending handling of the operation

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Evacuated Chalcots residents to get a say in Camden’s fire safety inquiry

By Emma Snaith, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 19 July 2018
Towers on the Chalcots Estate

Cllr Sian Berry says the inquiry could have ‘national significance’

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Council working to implement Hackitt fire safety review amid concerns about overdue priority works

By Emma Snaith, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 13 July 2018

Nearly a quarter of top priority fire safety issues in Camden’s tower blocks have not been resolved as of the anniversary of the Grenfell fire

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Council rejects suggestion to install more fire extinguishers and blankets in homes – over safety concerns

By Emma Snaith, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 13 July 2018
fire blanket

Incorrect use can make a fire even worse, according to Town Hall

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Revealed: Quarter of Camden’s top priority fire safety works overdue on Grenfell anniversary

By Adam Barnett, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 15 June 2018
Towers on the Chalcots Estate

Opposition calls numbers ‘worrying’ but council says fire doors are being replaced

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None of Camden’s council blocks has Grenfell-linked Celotex insulation, says council

By Adam Barnett, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 31 May 2018
Towers on the Chalcots Estate

The firm is accused of selling flammable insulation

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Georgia Gould re-elected Camden Council Leader as members praise handling of Chalcots evacuation

By Adam Barnett, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 24 May 2018

‘It’s a real privilege to be re-elected to lead our wonderful borough.’

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Green Party’s Berry says Chalcots inquiry could help UK ‘learn the lessons’ of Grenfell – but worries it might never happen

By Adam Barnett, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 1 May 2018

Councillor says phase two of inquiry could have ‘national significance’

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