New LFB pix Gallery

Fire at construction site, Oxford Street, London

Fire at a construction site in Oxford Street, London, 14 February 1955. The building was under reconstruction following war damage. The open end was covered with tarpaulin sheets which were accidentally ignited with an oxyacetylene flame at second floor level. Shown here are two oxyacetylene cylinders brought down by firefighters from the second floor and placed in an emergency dam for cooling. The dam was quickly constructed with four scaling ladders and a salvage sheet

© London Fire Brigade / Mary Evans Picture Library

AFS exercise, Hyde Park, London

Attending an AFS exercise in Hyde Park, London, on 27 October 1957 -- the Director General of Civil Defence, Sir Sidney Kirkman (1895-1982), the Chief Inspector of Fire Services, Mr H M Smith, and the Chief Officer of the London Fire Brigade, Mr F W Delve. Seen here witnessing the arrival of the fire columns

© London Fire Brigade / Mary Evans Picture Library

Steam engine with crew, Southgate, North London

Steam-driven fire engine with crew -- SDFB, Southgate District Council fire service. The date on the vehicle is 1894. The driver standing on the appliance is D Gibbons. Third from right is G Walton. The officer on the right is Jack Horn, killed in a munitions explosion in 1918. The vehicle eventually went to the Science Museum in South Kensington

© London Fire Brigade / Mary Evans Picture Library