"Fires can cause devastation all year round, but this is heightened around Christmas with families potentially left homeless and possessions destroyed. We want to ensure Londoners take every precaution to prevent fires from spoiling the festive period."
"All four fires were believed to have been caused by lit candles left unattended."
"The brigade is also warning people against leaving portable heaters near anything flammable after another house fire on Christmas Day, believed to have been caused by textiles left too close to a fan heater."
Multiple house and flat fires across London during the festive period were linked to lit candles left unattended and textiles left too close to a fan heater. Incidents occurred in Edmonton, Hayes, Croydon, Peckham and Stockwell, prompting large fire-service responses and some hospital treatment for smoke inhalation. Fires spread from bedrooms to roofs and damaged first floors and flats, with several occupants escaping unhurt and one woman taken to hospital. The London Fire Brigade reissued and reinforced warnings advising against leaving candles or portable heaters near flammable items and urging precautions to prevent family displacement and property loss.
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