FOI release

Lift Entrapment Incidents at St. Clement's Estate in BOW E3

Case reference FOI2026/01105

Received 7 September 2026

Published 30 September 2026

Request

St. Clement's Estate, Bow, London. Please include all blocks, buildings, and associated residential addresses within all these postcodes/area (E3 4SL, E3 4SF, E3 4RJ, E3 4XZ, E3 4RF, E3 4SN, E3 4RH, E3 4LL) Timeframe: From 1st January 2019 to 07th September 2026 For each recorded incident within this period, please provide the following itemised details in an Excel spreadsheet format if possible:

1. Date of the incident

2. Time of the initial call / mobilisation

3. Specific address or block details within the Estate

4. Incident category or type confirming lift entrapment

5. Number of individuals released/rescued (if recorded)

6. Method of individual’s release

7. Notes/records related to the specific incident

8. Any Images/photos related to the incident

Response

The information you have requested from 01 August 2023 is available online and the link to the published information can be accessed here:

https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/shut-in-lift-releases-lift-entrapments-attended-by-lfb-

Please note, detailed notes and photos are not taken at 'release from lift car' incidents and, we do not record the method of lift release.

To obtain the data you have requested from 01 January 2019 to 31 July 2023, a full list of incidents attended by the LFB is published via the London DataStore and can be accessed via this link:

https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/london-fire-brigade-incident-records. 

I have attached a list of all 'release from lift car' incidents attended at the postcode areas you have requests below (from 01 January 2029 to 07 September 2026). You can use the ‘Incident Number’ recorded in the list to find out further details about these specific incidents using the published information.

As above, please note that detailed notes and photos are not taken at 'release from lift car' incidents and, we do not record the method of lift release:

Address

Incident ID

Date

Job type

BODKIN APARTMENTS

233582-14122025

14/12/2025 14:25

Release from lift car

BODKIN APARTMENTS

183490-22112023

22/11/2023 21:24

Release from lift car

BODKIN APARTMENTS

180875-18112023

18/11/2023 09:18

Release from lift car

BODKIN APARTMENTS

146988-22092023

22/09/2023 10:19

Release from lift car

BODKIN APARTMENTS

133872-02092023

02/09/2023 10:37

Release from lift car

BODKIN APARTMENTS

112875-27072023

27/07/2023 18:30

Release from lift car

BODKIN APARTMENTS

097294-01072023

01/07/2023 18:49

Release from lift car

BODKIN APARTMENTS

082843-09062023

09/06/2023 19:55

Release from lift car

BODKIN APARTMENTS

074785-27052023

27/05/2023 19:01

Release from lift car

BODKIN APARTMENTS

063926-07052023

07/05/2023 20:05

Release from lift car

BODKIN APARTMENTS

051965-14042023

14/04/2023 23:09

Release from lift car

BODKIN APARTMENTS

029611-28022023

28/02/2023 15:45

Release from lift car

SALSABIL APARTMENTS

145684-31082022

31/08/2022 18:48

Release from lift car

BODKIN APARTMENTS

021493-14022022

14/02/2022 18:37

Release from lift car

BODKIN APARTMENTS

165923-06122021

06/12/2021 18:33

Release from lift car

BODKIN APARTMENTS

089871-21072020

21/07/2020 17:42

Release from lift car

LONGBOW APARTMENTS

060637-17052019

17/05/2019 07:25

Lift release - Other action

Documents

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