Clapham Fire Station has been saved from closure following the results of a public consultation.

Earlier this year the building, in Old Town, Clapham, was among 12 fire stations threatened with closure in the draft Fifth London Safety Plan.

But in an apparent u-turn, the LFB has revised plans to shut Clapham Fire Station, which is still to lose one fire engine.

Changes to the number of fire rescue units used would save £6m to keep the fire station open.

The decision follows the results from a 15 week public consultation and a series of meetings, with firefighters staging a protest prior to the meeting in Lambeth Town Hall.

A total of 10 stations across the capital will still be closed under the draft proposal, which outlines plans to save £28m.

Ron Dobson, London fire commissioner, said: "Under my revised proposals response times in London will remain amongst the very best of any emergency service in the UK and firefighters will continue to carry out community safety work to prevent fires at the same level as they do now.

"Fire stations and fire engines do not stop fires happening -  proactive prevention work does."

Paul Embery, London secretary for the Fire Brigade Union (FBU), said: "Make no mistake, the decision to keep Clapham and New Cross stations open came about only because of the pressure of a sustained public campaign in which the FBU played a pivotal role. But that campaign doesn’t end here.

"Clapham will still lose a fire engine, and ten stations remain under threat.

"We must therefore redouble our efforts to save these stations from the axe too.

"These cuts are dangerous and wrong and will lead to millions of Londoners waiting longer for a fire engine in an emergency."

The report will be discussed by members of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA) at the LFB headquarters on July 18.