London Fire Brigade’s 999 control officers have taken over 550 weather related emergency calls and firefighters have attended over 400 incidents as heavy rain and thunder storms hit the capital overnight.
Firefighters are still attending a number of flooding incidents this morning.
Firefighters are still attending a number of flooding incidents this morning.
A London Fire Brigade spokesperson said: “Our control staff and firefighters have been working tirelessly through the night and into this morning to deal with the huge volume of weather related calls that we have received. Crews are being mobilised to incidents as quickly as possible but we are appealing to people to only call 999 in an emergency - where there is a risk to life or property.
“The high volume of weather related emergency calls received between 0130 and 0630 this morning is nearly twice the total number of all 999 calls that our control officers deal with in a normal day.”
Incidents attended by our crews have included flooded commercial and domestic properties, flooded roads, and vehicles that have been trapped by flood water. Firefighters also attended a number of calls to reports of property being struck by lightning. Thankfully there have been no reports of serious injuries.
“The high volume of weather related emergency calls received between 0130 and 0630 this morning is nearly twice the total number of all 999 calls that our control officers deal with in a normal day.”
Incidents attended by our crews have included flooded commercial and domestic properties, flooded roads, and vehicles that have been trapped by flood water. Firefighters also attended a number of calls to reports of property being struck by lightning. Thankfully there have been no reports of serious injuries.