Dear Nicholas

Thank you for your request.

This will be considered under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and we
will respond as soon as we are able.  Please note, given the current
situation with the Coronavirus, this may be outside of the normal,
expected timeframe for a FOI response (20 working days).

Thank you for your patience,

with kind regards

Michelle Essiet

Information Access

London Fire Brigade

169 Union Street  London  SE1 0LL

T 0208555 1200

Dear Nicholas,

Thank you for your freedom of information request, received on 23/05/2021
in relation to the number of gas explosions and fires in the last 5 years.

You enquired about: a) gas explosions your fire crews have attended and b)
fires where a gas appliance was recorded as the cause of the fire.

Our data team have confirmed that there were 39 fires from January 2016 to
June 2021 that were recorded as explosions and the ignition source power
was gas. There were a further 9 non-fire incidents which were described as
‘explosion (no fire)’. Within the period of January 2016 to June 2021, we
recorded 4,437 fires that were ignited by an appliance and the source of
ignition power was gas.

I hope you find this information of use.  We have dealt with your request
under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. For more information about this
process please see the guidance we publish about making a request [1]on
our website

Kind Regards

Michelle Essiet

Information Access

London Fire Brigade

169 Union Street  London  SE1 0LL

T 0208555 1200

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