Elderly woman dies in Deptford flat fire
An elderly woman has died after a fire broke out at flats in south-east London.
The woman was rescued from the ground floor of a property in Deptford High Street but died at the scene. Another woman was rescued from the second floor.
The building is a former shop, converted into flats.
London Fire Brigade (LFB) said the fire was reported just after 01:30 BST, and was brought under control in an hour.
A large part of the ground floor of the property was damaged, a spokesman said.
LFB and police are investigating the cause of the fire.
The second woman was taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation.
Tate Gallery St Ives fire: Fears over smoke damage
More than 300 visitors and staff were evacuated from one of Cornwall’s most important art galleries yesterday (Monday) after a deep fat fryer caught fire in its kitchens.
The blaze at Tate St Ives started at around 12.30pm on Monday and three engines from the Cornwall Fire & Rescue service attended the scene.
Fire services confirmed that the blaze was extinguished by just after 2pm and crews used breathing apparatus to search the four-storey building and a positive pressure ventilation fan to clear smoke. Emergency services left the scene at 3.30pm.
Staff at the Tate Gallery in St Ives, Cornwall, fear some its artworks may have suffered smoke damage in a fire.
An inspection of the art contained in the gallery is to take place but staff have confirmed it will reopen.
Derry chip pan fire: two rescued
A neighbour rescued a man in his late teens and a woman in her 30s following a fire at a house in Londonderry.
The fire is believed to have started accidentally in a chip pan.
Two fire crews extinguished the blaze at Yeats Court in Ballymagorarty at around 2330 BST on Sunday.
The teenager was treated by fire crews for burns and the woman and neighbour were treated by paramedics for the effects of breathing in smoke.
All three were taken to hospital by ambulance.
Lakeside shopping centre evacuated after smoke canister set off
Half of the Lakeside shopping complex in Thurrock was filled with smoke when fire crews arrived at about 21:00 BST on Tuesday.
The shopping centre, Europe’s largest, was evacuated after a smoke canister was set off in a shop.
Eyewitnesses told of their shock at finding themselves surrounded by smoke.
Staff moved all shoppers and workers out of the building.
A high pressure fan was used to clear the site of smoke.
Nobody was injured.
It is understood Lakeside will open as normal on Wednesday.
Essex Police is yet to comment on the incident.
Lakeside shopping centre evacuated after smoke canister set off
Half of the Lakeside shopping complex in Thurrock was filled with smoke when fire crews arrived at about 21:00 BST on Tuesday.
The shopping centre, Europe’s largest, was evacuated after a smoke canister was set off in a shop.
Eyewitnesses told of their shock at finding themselves surrounded by smoke.
Staff moved all shoppers and workers out of the building.
A high pressure fan was used to clear the site of smoke.
Nobody was injured.
It is understood Lakeside will open as normal on Wednesday.
Essex Police is yet to comment on the incident.