Fire at Elephant and Castle

[DJKillaQueen]

The proposed changes to the fire service would not have affected the fire services ability to respond to this fire.

[Peckhamrye]

Are you sure about that?

[DJKillaQueen]

Yes.....this topic was done to death in the Drawing Room last year and I provided plenty of data (much of it from the fire service itself) that shows it can accomodate the first 5% cut - due to a reduction in the number of fires and accidents over the past decade, and due to the fire service themselves coming in under budger the previous year.

[jimmyraj]

Borderlands Wrote:

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> So sad to see what has happened to my favourite

> building on Walworth Road. Used to use the library

> up there and the museum is simply delightful -

> even used the one-stop shop. Southwark doesn't

> have a very happy recent history of protecting

> their building stock from fire....

>

> Really hope this is not the end for this

> magnificent structure and that whatever is left

> can be protected, restored, conserved or whatever

> is possible. It's a real cultural landmark and

> that it has survived as long must mean something -

> look at the appallingly badly-designed and plain

> ugly new builds (and trophy building) that now is

> allowed to overwhelm our borough.

>

> And, of course, pleased that the London Fire

> Brigade has not yet been decimated by Boris

> Berlusconi Johnson's plans. Anyone witnessing this

> fire and how incredibly dangerous this situation

> can become so quickly should object to his

> proposals RIGHT AWAY via the London Fire Service

> website - especially as he is trying to prevent

> local consultation. And yes Southwark fire

> stations are in the firing line.... Doesn't bare

> thinking about.

Hear hear to saving the building. Hope that it doesn't become another cheaply clad block of flats like much of the surrounding blocks