9 h. ago Wigsley Old Airfield fire: Firefighters tackle huge blaze at former RAF site

A huge fire continues to burn through the night at former RAF Wigsley, built between 1941 and 1942 as a satellite base for the Royal Air Force - there are still buildings from the war on the site

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26 h. ago Erith fire: 150 firefighters battle huge blaze at warehouse in southeast London

Twenty-five fire engines were called to the scene in Maypole Crescent on Friday night

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31 h. ago Erith fire LIVE: 150 firefighters tackle huge industrial estate fire at warehouse

Erith fire LIVE: 150 firefighters tackle huge industrial estate fire at warehouse  The Mirror

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41 h. ago Firefighters tackle blaze in London park as brigade issues wildfire warning

70 firefighters tackled the fire in east London

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44 h. ago More than 70 firefighters tackle blaze at London block of flats

A flat was ‘completely alight’ on the 11th floor of the 17-storey building on Hillingdon Street in Walworth

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44 h. ago Walworth tower fire LIVE: Over 70 firefighters tackle blaze in 17

The London Fire Brigade has sent over 70 firefighters to the scene of a flat fire on the 11th floor of a 17-storey block of flats on Hillingdon Street in Walworth, south London

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51 h. ago Medway City Estate fire LIVE: Rochester blaze seen for miles as locals warned

Locals in Kent have been warned to 'close windows and doors' as a huge blaze at a recycling site sent a thick cloud of smoke miles into the sky

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4 d. ago Marseille wildfire latest as airport issues update following closure

More than 1,000 firefighters were deployed to tackle the blaze

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4 d. ago Lewisham fire: Concern as 70 firefighters battle huge blaze at block of flats

London Fire Brigade remains in attendance on Lewisham Road in Lewisham, southeast London, where a maisonette caught fire late on Tuesday night - and streets have been closed

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4 d. ago Marseille wildfire latest: Huge blaze rages on edge of French city and shuts airport

Residents have been warned to stay inside as more than 160 firefighters battle the blaze outside the city

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5 d. ago Brixton fire: Man arrested on suspicion of arson after blaze on Electric Avenue

Emergency services remain at the scene after dozens of firefighters called to tackle blaze near market

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5 d. ago Brixton Tube station shut as firefighters tackle blaze on Electric Avenue

Dozens of firefighters are tackling the blaze on Electric Avenue

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5 d. ago London travel news live: Huge fire at Brixton closes Underground station

Fire engines and firefighters have rushed to Brixton station to fight off a huge blaze

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6 d. ago 70 firefighters tackling fire on south London’s Electric Avenue

Large plume of smoke seen billowing over busy shopping street in Brixton

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7 d. ago Croydon warehouse fire: 80 firefighters battle huge blaze as area locked down

Imperial Way has been closed, with emergency services expecting the incident to continue for several hours

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7 d. ago Shanklea Primary School chaos as huge blaze rips through classrooms with black smoke filling sky

A shocking fire ripped through a primary school in Cramlington, Northumberland, this afternoon, sending plumes of thick black smoke into the sky

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9 d. ago Rome explosion: Moment huge blaze rips through Prenestino as fiery blast erupts

Several people have been left injured after an explosion rocked a petrol station in Via dei Gordiani, in Prenestino, Rome, Italy today

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9 d. ago Harrow fire: Residents told to close windows as 100 firefighters tackle blaze

London Fire Brigade is tackling a blaze on near Roxeth Green Avenue in South Harrow, northwest London, which is likely to impact services on the Tube's Piccadilly Line

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9 d. ago Harrow fire: Piccadilly Line chaos as 100 firefighters tackle huge blaze

London Fire Brigade is tackling a blaze on near Roxeth Green Avenue in South Harrow, northwest London, which has delays and suspensions to services on the Tube's Piccadilly Line

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1 week ago Greece wildfires: Crete hotels and homes evacuated as 150 firefighters tackle flames

Homes in Crete were reported damaged as flames swept through hillside forests, fanned by strong winds as the fires lit up the night sky, cresting ridgelines and edging toward residential areas

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