Overview
- The blaze erupted around 1:36 a.m. outside or adjacent to Machzikei Hadath synagogue in Golders Green, a center of London’s Jewish community.
- CCTV captured three masked individuals approaching the vehicles before the fires; police are searching for three suspects and report no arrests.
- Hatzola Northwest said four of its six ambulances were deliberately burned, reducing the volunteer service’s local emergency response capacity.
- Explosions believed to have come from gas cylinders on the ambulances shattered nearby windows and led to evacuations, with about 30 residents taken to a shelter.
- The London Fire Brigade brought the fire under control with no injuries reported, and police have increased patrols and engagement with community leaders as the investigation continues.