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Twelve years ago today, 100 firefighters battled flames at an office block behind Paddington Station.
The fire started on the seventh floor of the 11 floor building and 20 fire engines were sent to the scene.
Floors seven, eight, nine and 10 were destroyed in the blaze, which was brought under control nearly seven hours after crews were first called to the scene.
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London Fire Brigade added 2 new photos.
Yesterday at 12:17pm · 
Great to see that we have an army of social media followers that have shared their wrong charger near misses in a bid to make others safer.
Mandy sent us the image of an iFake charger she bought from a market stall which caught alight and the second picture was sent by Jimmy, whose kitchen was left burnt after using the wrong charger with his electric cigarette.
Although both plugs exploded, they thankfully did not cause blazes - but you might not be so fortunate.
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July 27 at 10:55am · 
Almost 60 firefighters were called to tackle a fire at an historic pub in Marylebone on Saturday.
Eight fire engines were at the scene and crews worked hard to bring the fire under control quickly.
About half of the second floor and some of the third floor was damaged in the blaze. Part of the roof also collapsed.
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July 26 at 6:31am · 
Last weekend our Fire Cadets and volunteers were down at the Tunnel 2 Towers run.
Twenty cadets and volunteers took part in the 5km race, which saw them run from Southwark Park Bermondsey through the empty Rotherhithe Tunnel, along the docks to the Billingsgate Market finish line.
Other cadets joined standard bearers to form a guard of honour at the finish line and helped man the water station with volunteers.
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July 25 at 8:22am · 
Our fire dog Sherlock and his handler Paul recently joined Mill Hill White Watch at a special charity event.
Under the eye of WM William Leggett, the group attended the Starlight summer party where they granted the wish of seriously ill and terminally ill children who wanted to see the Fire Brigade and meet Sherlock.
Starlight brightens the lives of children in every children's hospital ward and hospice around the UK, by granting their wishes and providing fun, laughter, dis...
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July 24 at 11:26am · 
Congratulations and farewell to Islington Red Watch Manager Mick Gibbs who retired this week after 30 years service to the Brigade.
Mick served at Kingsland fire station for 28 years, before moving to Islington fire station for the last 18 months of his career.
Islington Borough Commander Patrick Goulbourne, said: “We wish Mick and his family a happy retirement, he will be missed by Islington borough and the Brigade.”
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