Posts Tagged ‘fire safety’
Deputy leader asks fire brigade to help tackle rough sleeping ‘hazards’
Cllr Patricia Callaghan warns lighter fluid among duvets creating fire risk but implies press pressure has made it difficult to intervene
Read MoreCare home fires in Camden up 62 per cent
Annual fire brigade report finds borough had highest number of people going under trains in all of London
Read MoreFixes for thousands of fire risks in council homes are overdue, report shows
Around 2,000 risks marked ‘medium’ have been awaiting a solution for more than two years
Read MoreDeaths and serious injuries from fire up 161 per cent in Camden
Borough’s fire chief also reveals carbon monoxide incidents have risen
Read MoreFire safety in Camden under close scrutiny after housing watchdog’s damning report
Regulator found that fixes for 400 high-risk issues were overdue
Read MoreFire safety failures at Camden Council ‘put residents at risk of harm’, says housing watchdog
Regulator of Social Housing finds council ‘does not have an effective system in place to allow it to meet its responsibilities’
Read MoreCamden Council handed £500k fine for failing to fit smoke alarm in block of flats where woman died in a fire
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
Read MoreCamden fire chief reveals plans for resident advisory panel as he warns of climate change risks
Borough commander David George wants to ‘ensure we’re doing what residents would like’
Read More‘Scares me rigid’: Residents raise fire safety concerns as 187-room underground hotel wins planning permission
Bloomsbury locals say scheme is an example of ‘overdevelopment’
Read More‘Good way of raising awareness’: Firefighters carry out safety checks on hundreds of local businesses
Crews dropped in on business owners to find fire risks and offer advice
Read MoreEvacuation plans for vulnerable tower block residents could take years, says Camden fire chief
Borough Commander Mark Davidson issues stark warning as council prepares for new safety laws
Read MoreLarge fire in West Hampstead brought under control
Around 100 firefighters tackled the blaze at a block of Victorian flats in Inglewood Road
Read MoreCouncil promises to learn lessons from Chalcots estate evacuation
Camden’s Director of Resident Safety outlines future risk management measures whilst defending handling of the operation
Read MoreEvacuated Chalcots residents to get a say in Camden’s fire safety inquiry
Cllr Sian Berry says the inquiry could have ‘national significance’
Read MoreCouncil working to implement Hackitt fire safety review amid concerns about overdue priority works
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
Read MoreCouncil rejects suggestion to install more fire extinguishers and blankets in homes – over safety concerns
Incorrect use can make a fire even worse, according to Town Hall
Read MoreRevealed: Quarter of Camden’s top priority fire safety works overdue on Grenfell anniversary
Opposition calls numbers ‘worrying’ but council says fire doors are being replaced
Read MoreNone of Camden’s council blocks has Grenfell-linked Celotex insulation, says council
The firm is accused of selling flammable insulation
Read MoreGeorgia Gould re-elected Camden Council Leader as members praise handling of Chalcots evacuation
‘It’s a real privilege to be re-elected to lead our wonderful borough.’
Read MoreGreen Party’s Berry says Chalcots inquiry could help UK ‘learn the lessons’ of Grenfell – but worries it might never happen
Councillor says phase two of inquiry could have ‘national significance’
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