Claim: Tuesday 19 July was the London Fire Brigade's busiest day since WWII.
Fact-check: Did the heatwave see London Fire Brigade's busiest day since WWII? - Full Fact
Verdict: this is not based on data held since the end of the war, but rather an analysis carried out by the lfb based on the number of calls received, the number of incidents attended, the scale and intensity of the fires and the number of fire engines called out to incidents.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Sarah Turnnidge
Date published: 2022-07-25T00:00:00