This is the scene that Euston and Islington’s firefighters faced earlier when a tourist bus collided with a tree on Woburn Place in Bloomsbury.
Two fire engines and a fire rescue unit attended after an overhanging branch ripped the roof off the bus.
Four people were taken to hospital after the collision and 40 other uninjured passengers were looked after by police and LAS staff in a nearby building.
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Most comprehensive fire data ever published in our near 150 year history shows that July is the busiest month, 7pm is the busiest hour, that half of all household fires start in the kitchen and Tower Hamlets has more blazes than any other borough. http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/…/LatestNewsReleases_londons-…
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We’ve got lots of events happening across the Brigade today. Get on your bike to Islington fire station where firefighters along with colleagues from the Met Police’s Road Safety Cycling team will be offering road safety advice to cyclists. There’ll also be the chance to sit in a HGV lorry to experience the driver’s view and raise awareness of the blind spots they face. The event is from 12pm to 3pm.
Croydon crews will be in the town centre raising road safety awareness and d...
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A huge well done to Shoreditch red watch who have been praised by London Ambulance Service for saving the life of a man who collapsed outside their station.
The crew were alerted to the unconscious man by an off-duty firefighter who had been passing. They gave him oxygen and monitored his heart rate on a defibrillator until ambulance crews arrived.
After the incident the London Ambulance Service Joint Response Unit tweeted : "Well done @LondonFire (Shoreditch) crew who just c...
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