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1 / 2 London Fire Brigade reported a warehouse fire on Alperton Lane, Wembley, on 6 September 2026.
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What happened in the Wembley warehouse fire on Alperton Lane?
On 6 September 2026, London Fire Brigade reported a fire at a two-storey warehouse on Alperton Lane, Wembley. Ten fire engines and about 70 firefighters attended, and half of the ground floor was destroyed.
What caused the Wembley warehouse fire?
London Fire Brigade records the cause as currently undetermined. We found no later finding up to 19 October 2026. The official bulletin did not establish any failure of alarms, exits or suppression, and it gave no casualty count, which should not be read as proof that nobody was hurt.
How long did it take to control the Wembley warehouse fire?
The first of 13 calls reached control at 14:47 and the fire was under control at 18:24 local time. These times record notification and control, not when the fire started.
What should a workplace emergency plan for fire include?
It should specify how people raise the alarm, leave safely, assemble and account for colleagues and visitors. Follow the site evacuation plan and emergency personnel, and do not return to retrieve belongings.
London Fire Brigade says ten appliances and approximately seventy firefighters attended a two-storey warehouse on Alperton Lane. Half its ground-floor area was destroyed. Official incident report.
The first of thirteen calls reached control at 14:47; the incident was under control at 18:24, local time. These timestamps describe notification and control, not ignition or a declaration that the premises were safe to occupy.
London Fire Brigade’s bulletin records the cause as currently undetermined. The reviewed bulletin supplies no casualty count or evidence establishing failures of alarms, exits or suppression. Absence of those details is not proof that nobody was hurt or that equipment failed.
For workplaces, a useful review is whether the emergency plan specifies how people raise the alarm, leave safely, assemble and account for colleagues and visitors. These are general preparedness questions, not findings about this warehouse. LFB emergency-plan guidance.
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Update, 19 October 2026
When we rechecked the London Fire Brigade bulletin on 19 October 2026, it recorded the cause of the fire as currently undetermined, not under investigation as we first wrote. The bulletin was last updated on 7 September. It still gives no casualty figure, and we found no later report on the cause, so the facts above are otherwise unchanged.
- First call received
- Fire under control
- LFB bulletin last updated; it records the cause as currently undetermined
Why consequences escalated
- LFB provides a response timeline; ignition time is not established.
Failures and risk multipliers
- No site-specific safety failure established in the reviewed official bulletin.
Actions that reduce risk
- Review alarm, evacuation, assembly and headcount arrangements using local requirements.
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