Fires in Camden Dwellings

WORK IN PROGRESS

noting some of the fires in the London borough of Camden - before and after the tragic 
fire of [14 June 2017] at Grenfell Tower, West London that killed 72, displaced many and harmed many many others in and around the area. 

Pre [before] Grenfell Tower            

       Sept 2008 Kim Blake HERE  Grafton rd, kentish town  - various arson attempts at KB home  -  Dec 2009  Kim Blake  HERE  - KB charged and brought to court for said arson attempts, found not guilty   and 2011 HERE  has gastric band in stomach and dies. 

1946 Janet Bailey baby-burned-death-kentish-town-fire Grafton rd, kentish town. 

• 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 borough of Camden,  NW3 3BY  3BU 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 Nov 2020  

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

2023

Thursday 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.