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Fresh Christmas candle warning after spate of fires
Four fires linked to unattended candles and heaters caused property damage and injuries during Christmas, prompting safety warnings from London Fire Brigade amid cold weather and high energy costs.
- This past week, the London Fire Brigade reissued warnings after four fires linked to candles occurred across Hayes, Croydon, Peckham, and Edmonton over four days.
- Investigations found the blazes were largely caused by lit candles left unattended, while Mr Arnold warned, `The rise in energy costs means there’s a very real risk of heating-related fires` involving portable heaters and textiles.
- At Elmwood Road in Croydon a candle ignited bedding, and three people evacuated the fourth-floor flat unharmed; a Peckham maisonette fire drew 12 emergency calls and involved around 40 firefighters.
- One woman was taken to hospital after the December 27 Edmonton house fire, which spread from a bedroom to the first floor and roof, with 25 firefighters attending, and LFB urged use of its Home Fire Safety Checker.
- Mr Arnold warned `The rise in energy costs means there’s a very real risk of heating-related fires` and LFB recommended battery-powered flameless LED candles, urging portable heaters be kept away from curtains and paperwork.
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A fire in the early hours of Christmas Day in a flat on Elmwood Road is one of four caused by candles over the holiday period which has prompted the London Fire Brigade to issue an urgent warning. The Elmwood Road blaze was on the fourth floor of the West Croydon block, and started after…
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