Editing Dagenham (section)

== Dagenham Flat Fire ==
{{Full article|Freshwater Road fire}}
In the early hours of 26 August 2024, a fire blazed through the Spectrum Building, a tower block mostly of flats on Freshwater Road, Dagenham.<ref>https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/the-timeline-of-work-done-on-fire-hit-dagenham-residential-block-27-08-2024/</ref> Emergency services received the first report of the fire at 02:44 [[British Summer Time|local time]], with the first [[fire engine]] arriving at 02:49 local time. More than 100 people were [[emergency evacuation|evacuated]], at least 20 being rescued by [[Firefighter|firefighters]]. 225 firefighters and at least 40 fire engines responded to the incident.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dagenham fire latest: Family fears they've 'lost everything' as firefighters control blaze in east London |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm2n8y8p75yt?page=3 |access-date=2024-08-26 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> 

Four people were treated by ambulances at the scene, of which two were taken to hospital.

At 12:35 local time, Assistant Commissioner Patrick Goulbourne of the [[London Fire Brigade]] announced ''"everyone has been accounted for"'' and they had ''"Stood down the Major Incident"'' <ref>{{Cite web |title=Dagenham fire latest: Family fears they've 'lost everything' as firefighters control blaze in east London |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm2n8y8p75yt?page=2 |access-date=2024-08-26 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>

The building was in the process of having 'non-compliant' [[Cladding (construction)|cladding]] removed, similar to the cladding that was found on the [[Grenfell Tower fire|Grenfell Tower]].