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BLUNDERING security guards have been partly blamed for the fire that ripped through Greenwich's Cutty Sark last year.

A joint investigation into last May's blaze revealed an industrial vacuum cleaner is likely to have been responsible for the damage to the historic tea clipper.

But senior investigating officer Det Ch Insp David Garwood also pointed the finger at the two night security guards patrolling the site that evening.

A DISUSED Isle of Dogs pub was damaged by fire late on Sunday, despite being next door to Millwall fire station.

Four engines crewed by 20 firefighters were called to the blaze at the Anchor and Hope on Westferry Road at 9.53pm and had the fire under control by 11.24pm. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

THIS is the first picture of a devastating fire on the Isle of Dogs.

Fire officers are investigating the blaze at a derelict vicarage at Strafford Street in Millwall.

POPLAR firefighters tackled a blaze opposite Mudchute DLR yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon.

Fire chiefs are unsure how the grassland fire started at around 4pm.

The firefighters were caught on camera by Canary Wharf worker Robin Tudge.

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