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Lakanal House fire

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The Lakanal House fire occurred in a tower block on 3 July 2009 in Camberwell, London. Six people were killed, and at least twenty injured, when a high-rise fire, caused by a faulty television set, developed and spread through a number of flats in the twelve-storey building.

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Lakanal House fire
London Peckham (London Borough of Southwark)

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