#residential-fire

#residential-fire

Miraculously, both my parents are safe, Fox wrote. My mom was in the living room when the house suddenly and violently exploded. . . . My mom's glasses were blown off her face. Her phone, wallet, and ID, clothing, documents. A lifetime's worth of tools and family heirlooms are gone in an instant. The explosion in the 800 block of East Lewelling Avenue happened about 9:38 a.m. and caused a three-alarm fire.

"On Sunday morning, our dear friend and dedicated community leader, Candace, experienced a devastating fire that damaged both her car and home, destroying many of her personal belongings. We are deeply grateful she is safe, but the fire has created unexpected logistical and financial challenges," Calcagni explained in the online fundraiser. "Anyone who knows Candace knows how tirelessly she works to uplift others. She shows up for her community every day, and now it's our turn to show up for her."

The smoke destroyed everything. We've probably lost everything.

A man has been accused of arson and attempted murder after a fire at a block of flats in north London left three children in hospital. The Metropolitan Police said it charged Nathaniel Dwyer-White, 33, in relation to a fire in a residential building in Maybury Close, Enfield, on Monday. He was charged on Wednesday with attempted murder, arson with intent to endanger life, causing actual bodily harm, stalking and sending threatening letters or communication, police said.

The way everyone spoke when the fire happened, they made it sound like we were going to be re-homed,

The blaze destroyed nearly everything they owned and displaced them from their home with just a few belongings in a matter of several hours, Evans told Hyperallergic in a phone call from a hotel where she is currently living. "There's a lot of things that went wrong," Evans said. "It was not like the movies where it's very clear it's an emergency," she added, recalling how the building's smoke alarms had not even gone off when she and her neighbors cleared their homes.

LFB Police are investigating a fire that virtually destroyed a house in north-east London believed to have been used as a cannabis factory. Twelve fire engines and about 80 firefighters were called to the mid-terraced property in Walthamstow shortly before 03:00 BST. The Met Police said officers also attended and found evidence of cannabis plants at the house on Knebworth Avenue, although no arrests were made.