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Johnson's fire cuts claim oldest station
Historic Clerkenwell station closed for good
The country's oldest fire station was among a total of 10 fire brigade facilities closed yesterday amid savage Tory cuts to public safety in London.
Firefighters were in tears as they left historic 140-year-old Clerkenwell station for the last time.
Supporters clapped as the firemen and women left in civilian clothes because - adding insult to injury - bosses forbade them to wear their uniforms.
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