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Update 14:00: Officials say the fire – caused by a burst gas pipe – is under control. No one was hurt, but the flat is badly damaged. Sounds like end of story, so no more updates unless other developments emerge. Is there a word yet …

Over 100 firefighters were called out to a blaze in Soho’s Dean Street this afternoon. Much of eastern Soho was cordoned off, including the westbound side of Oxford Street. Latest word is that the fire was caused by a faulty air conditioning duct at 76 …

Image / Matt Brown A fire broke out in Dean Street, Soho, at around 2pm this afternoon. Details are still sketchy, but it seems that around 60 firefighters are battling the flames, which began in a four-storey building; one unconfirmed report says that the fire …

The Mayday Hospital in Croydon had a real mayday today: a fire, triggering patient evacuation. A stockbroker who feared redundancy has jumped to his death from a city restaurant. Gilbert and George got married. St. Pauls is to get video installations as altar pieces. Gus, …

85 Bell Lane before the blast, as seen in Google Street View. A building in Hendon was completely destroyed yesterday in an explosion that police describe as ‘suspicious’. Three people were injured in the blast, which reduced 85 Bell Lane to rubble. The explosion in …

Browsing through the skyscrapercity forums, we came across this vision for Camden Market from MAKE architects. The scheme would replace the fire-ravaged buildings still occupying the site of the 2008 conflagration. The plans will be controversial. Anywhere else, this would be a fairly jolly example …

Here’s what we’ve learned whilst you’ve been scoffing kedgeree and buns: Police delays contributed to Baby P’s death. Cockroaches and mice are firmly off the menu at a Kensington Chinese. Bojo and Jacqui having-a-really-bad-month Smith are Quick to bicker. From Lords to Everest: meet the …

100. The old ones are the best… And so we’ve reached episode 100. It’s been a rewarding ride through the surreal, the quirky, the weird and the downright scary. Everyone loves a mystery, but they just don’t happen like they used to! And so, to …

Not only does London have the largest fire and rescue service in the UK, it also officially has the best. An Audit Commission assessment has rated LFB “excellent”, building on rumours of its top notchness a year ago and its former “good” rating in 2004. …

It’s been a busy week for Fire (Earth and Wind presumably having gone away for Christmas). Last week we told you about the residents of Banstead being left without a nearby source of tasty (and probably organic) nibbles when their local Waitrose burned to an …