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Farringdon station, a vital London transport hub, was evacuated this morning due to a suspected gas leak, causing widespread disruption. Emergency services responded after passengers reported feeling unwell. The incident led to the suspension of the Elizabeth line and significant delays on multiple Underground and Thameslink services, with the station closed until at least noon.

Four Jewish community ambulances were torched in Golders Green, London, in an incident police are investigating as an antisemitic hate crime. CCTV shows three suspects setting the vehicles ablaze before fleeing. Exploding oxygen cylinders damaged nearby properties, but no injuries were reported. Authorities are appealing for information and increasing patrols.

Fire chiefs in Britain have expressed serious concern that the new Fifty Shades of Grey film could lead to more people being stuck or trapped in objects like handcuffs or rings.

A young Indian student, Kamineni Sai Srikar, pursuing his MS in London, has tragically passed away after a devastating fire in Croydon. Declared brain-dead, his parents, in a profound act of generosity, have consented to organ donation. They are now appealing for the swift repatriation of his mortal remains to India, with authorities assuring assistance.

A 21-year-old man has been arrested in London. He is suspected of arson. The fire occurred at a property linked to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The incident took place early Monday. The london fire Brigade responded promptly. The fire caused damage to the entrance. Investigations are ongoing. Starmer's spokesperson thanked the emergency services. Further comments will be provided later.

The Grenfell Tower inferno in London’s North Kensington is a horrifying reminder that Ahmedabad’s highrises are very much in the line of fire. The fire threat is similar for the four major Gujarat cities.

A 28-year-old Indian student pursuing an MBA in London tragically died in a house fire in Croydon. The blaze engulfed a derelict building, with firefighters battling the flames for over an hour. Authorities are now investigating the cause of the fatal incident.

Around 70 firefighters were tackling a fire in a railway arch in Southwark, central London on Wednesday, prompting trains to the area to be halted and several buildings to be evacuated, the london fire Brigade (LFB) said. Footage posted by the fire brigade on Twitter showed large plumes of smoke coming from under the railway arch, which it said contained a number of vehicles and was "completely alight". Both Southwark and London Bridge stations were closed.

More than 150 people, mostly of Indian-origin, had a lucky escape when the leisure boat they were celebrating on caught fire and crashed into the Canary Wharf pier on River Thames in east London. No serious injuries were reported among the 142 passengers and nine crew members on board.

A man has been jailed in the UK for posting on Facebook a video and pictures of a victim of the massive fire that engulfed a 24-storey tower in west London, killing at least 58 people. He had watched the blaze engulf the building and had made cups of tea for firefighters as they battled the blaze.

A fire broke out at a five-storey building in Topsia area here on Wednesday evening, fire brigade sources said.

london fire Brigade said that in 2015 there were 1,499 incidents of under-18s getting stuck in things and put the cost to the service at 488,675 pounds. Some of the incidents have also included a toy train being stuck on a finger and a hand stuck in a door.

Five Afghan Hindus from the same family, including three children, have died in a massive house fire in Hounslow that ripped through their mid-terraced home on Diwali when a huge number of fireworks were set off, reports Naomi Canton. Police were called at 10.30pm Sunday to reports of a fire in Channel Close. Ten fire engines and 70 firefighters attended the scene. It took them three hours to get the blaze under control. The bodies of five people, including three children, were found on the first floor and pronounced dead at the scene.

The fire brigade said three commercial units below the railway arches are completely on fire and four cars and a telephone box near the station were also alight.

At least 12 people have been killed in the huge blaze that engulfed a 24-storey residential tower block in west London housing over 100 families, with police suspecting the death toll could rise further.

A fire broke out at Somerset House, central London, with around 125 firefighters and 20 fire engines controlling the blaze. The fire affected the building's roof, although artworks were safe. The london fire Brigade said: "20 fire engines and around 125 firefighters have now been sent in response to the fire at Somerset House. Crews are tackling a fire located in part of the building's roof."

A tragic house fire in Hounslow, London, on Diwali night claimed the lives of five members of an Afghan Hindu family, including three children. The fire, which started in their mid-terraced home, took three hours to control and resulted in the evacuation of nearby homes. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, and it is unclear if it is linked to the fireworks set off during Diwali celebrations in the neighborhood. One adult from the family escaped with non-life-threatening injuries, while another remains unaccounted.

The Mumbai Building Repairs and Reconstruction Board declared 23 cessed buildings in the island city (Colaba to Mahim-Sion) as most dangerous to live and asked its residents to vacate.

A woman TV production house employee in her thirties was found dead in her flat at Malad West on Thursday. The woman hailing from Lucknow lived alone at Evershine Nagar. Police said the door to her apartment was locked from inside and the fire brigade had to break it to gain entry.

Over twoo weeks after a woman allegedly got drowned in a gutter and her body was found at Haji Ali Sea, the BMC is yet to reach any conclusions as to how she fell and her body was washed away till Haji Ali.