Fires in Camden Dwellings

WORK IN PROGRESS

 I've been interested in some of the fatal fires that have happened in the London borough of Camden, before and mainly since the tragic Grenfell Tower fire [14 June 2017] in the London borough of Kensington and Chelsea. 

Cutting corners with public service provision can sometimes have severe consequences

Pre Grenfell Tower                           

• Thursday 18 April 2013 Valerie Willis HERE - Countess Road, Kentish Town, London NW5 2XH 
• 26 Dec 2016 John McKelvey HERE  Hawley Road, Camden Town, NW1 8AA

It was around this year [2013] that the Government made regulations HERE 

called The Coroners (Investigations) Regulations 2013 which came into force 25 July 2013 

Part 7

Action to Prevent other deaths 

More commonly known as Prevention of future deaths reports which can be found at the judiciary website linked below 

https://www.judiciary.uk/related-offices-and-bodies/office-chief-coroner/https-www-judiciary-uk-subject-community-health-care-and-emergency-services-related-deaths/

Post Grenfell Tower [Tuesday 14 June 2017 tragic fire which killed 71/2 [depending who is reporting it] people and many many others harmed/traumatized

2017

21 November 2017 

          Tuesday 21-11-2017 at 31 Daleham Gardens, Frognal and Fitzjohns ward London brough of Camden,  NW3 3BY  3BU

Landlord Camden Council 

Fire at street property house conversion 

Madeline/Magdelana Fink 35 died. 

In-depth reports on 31 Daleham Gardens Fire HERE 

Note: ward now called Frognal  Belsize

8 Dec 2017 

Jacob Sulaiman 65 died 

Robert Morton House, Alexandra Place, St Johns Wood, London NW8 0DX 

Reports HERE 

2018

3 Sept 2018 Harmood street, Haverstock ward,  HERE 

9 Nov 2018 Brassey Rd 

2019

3 Feb 2019 

Carl Thorpe 46, Highgate Mental Health Centre   HERE

Dartmouth Park Hill, London N19 5NX - 

Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (candi.nhs.uk)

Strangled and set alight Highgate Mental Health Centre fire victim's aunt speaks out as Old Bailey judge slams medics | Hampstead Highgate Express (hamhigh.co.uk)

2020

4 November 2020  

Wednesday 4-11-2020  Bridgeway Street,  St Pancras and Somers Town, LB of Camden. NW1 - Landlord Camden Council   ??? 

Fire at flat in block of flats 

Henry Boddy 61 died 

In-depth reports on Bridgeway Street fire HERE

3 Nov 2020

NOTES: As reported by Richard Osley on Twitter [ see below] there was also a fire the day before [3 Nov 2020] in Kings Cross. As far as I am aware no deaths or serious injuries. 

"Birkenhead Street estate in King's Cross being evacuated after a fire. Police and firefighters have helped an elderly man out of the building and he is being treated by paramedics" 

 

14 February 2020 

Friday 14-2-2020 at flat 16 Aspen House Maitland Park Villas,  Haverstock ward, LB of Camden, NW3. Landlord Camden Council.

Fire/explosion in empty block of flats due to be demolished  

Daniel Coleman 42 died 

In-depth reports on Aspen House fire HERE

On 14 Feb 2022 there was another fire nearby 

https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/housing/chalk-farm-fire-sees-30-people-evacuated-8690060

Thursday 6 July 2023 

0n 6 July 2023 the London Fire Brigade and others reported: 

Footnote

Please let me know [in comments section] if any mistakes are noted and I will correct them - as and when they come to my attention. I sometimes get dates [numbers] muddled up.